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The refractive index of glass is 1.520 for red light and 1.525 for blue light. Let D1 and D2 be an of minimum deviation for red and blue light respectively in a prism of this glass. Then ??

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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12 Years ago
Hello student,
The refractive index of glass is 1.520 for red light and 1.525 for blue light. Let D1 and D2 be an of minimum deviation for red and blue light respectively in a prism of this glass. Then
D = (µ − 1)A
D2 > D1Thanks and Regards
Shaik Aasif
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