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प्रश्न
In the diagram below, PQ is a ray of light incident on a rectangular glass block.

How are the angles ‘i’ and ‘e’ related to each other?
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उत्तर

When the incident ray is undergoing minimum deviation the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of emergence, i.e., ∠i – ∠e
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