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Differentiate between minimum deviation and deviation.
Asked by | 23 Jan, 2009, 03:53: PM
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The change in the path of incident light after refraction is called deviation ( in case of prisms, it is measured in terms of angle i.e. angular deviation ). Now, for a particular value of angle of incidence , it is found that deviation is minimum, this is known as minimum deviation. It also depends on material of prism, angle of prism  and wavelength of light.

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