Light rays from a source are incident on a glass prism of refractive index $\mu$ and prism angle $\alpha$. At near-normal incidence,the angle of deviation of the emerging rays is:

  • A
    $(\mu - 2)\alpha$
  • B
    $(\mu - 1)\alpha$
  • C
    $(\mu + 1)\alpha$
  • D
    $(\mu + 2)\alpha$

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