An equilateral prism is made up of material of refractive index
. The angle of minimum deviation of light passing through the prism is ____ .
According to Snell’s law
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Relationship between Internal angle of Prism (A), angle of minimum deviation (D) and refractive index (
) of Prism

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As we know Internal angle of Prism (A) is
. Then,

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Thus, the angle of minimum deviation of light passing through the prism is 60˚.
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