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Two beams of red and violet colours are made to pass separately through a prism (angle of the prism is ` 60degree`). In the position of minimum deviation, the angle of refraction will be

A

`30^(@)` for both the colours

B

greater for the violet colour

C

greater for the red colour

D

equal but not `30^(@)` for both the colours

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A
In the position of minimum deviation angle of refraction r = `(A)/(2)`
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