The refractive index of glass for red light is $1.520$ and for blue light is $1.525$. Suppose the deviations of red and blue light in a prism of this glass are $D_1$ and $D_2$ respectively. Then .....

  • A
    $D_1 < D_2$
  • B
    $D_1 = D_2$
  • C
    $D_1$ and $D_2$ depend on the angle of the prism.
  • D
    $D_1 > D_2$

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