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CBSE 2023 · Region 2 · Set 3 · Q19
Assertion (A): The angle through which a ray of light bends on passing through a prism is called the angle of deviation. Reason (R): The peculiar…
Assertion (A) : The angle through which a ray of light bends on passing through a prism is called the angle of deviation.
Reason (R) : The peculiar shape of a prism makes the emergent ray bend at an angle to the direction of the incident ray.
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Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
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