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प्रश्न
Draw a ray diagram to explain the term angle of deviation.
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उत्तर
The emergent ray bends at an angle to the direction of the incident ray and the angle between them is known as the angle of deviation (D). This can be explained with the help of the figure given below.

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(c) focused
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(a) green
(b) violet
(c) indigo
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