Answer to Question #101580 in Optics for Erneste

Question #101580

what is meant by the angle of minimum deviation?

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The angle of deviation is the angle equal to the difference between the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction of a ray of light passing through the surface between one medium and another of different refractive index.

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