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Refraction by Prism: Practice Problem & Solution

Variation of angle of deviation δ versus angle of incidence for a prism is given the figure. The value of refractive index of prism : Refraction by Prism diagram: Variation of angle of deviation δ versus angle
√3
√2
\[\sqrt{\frac{3}{2}}\]
2/√3

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