Consider the following statements for the refraction of light through a prism,when the angle of deviation is minimum.
$(A)$ The refracted ray inside the prism becomes parallel to the base.
$(B)$ Larger angle prisms provide smaller angle of minimum deviation.
$(C)$ The angle of incidence and the angle of emergence become equal.
$(D)$ There are always two sets of angles of incidence for which the deviation will be the same,except at the minimum deviation setting.
$(E)$ The angle of refraction becomes double the prism angle.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

  • A
    $A, C$ and $D$ Only
  • B
    $B, C$ and $D$ Only
  • C
    $A, B$ and $E$ Only
  • D
    $B, D$ and $E$ Only

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