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What acts as tiny prisms in the formation of a rainbow?
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Solution
Raindrops act as tiny prisms in the formation of a rainbow.
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After tracing the path of a ray of light through a glass prism a student marked the angle of incidence (∠i), angle of refraction (∠r) angle of emergence (∠e) and the angle of deviation (∠D) as shown in the diagram. The correctly marked angles are :
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