In the formation of a primary rainbow,the sunlight rays emerge at minimum deviation from a raindrop after:

  • A
    One internal reflection and one refraction
  • B
    One internal reflection and two refractions
  • C
    Two internal reflections and one refraction
  • D
    Two internal reflections and two refractions

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