A ray of light is incident at an angle of 
on one face of a prism of angle 
. The ray emerging out of the prism makes an angle of 
with the incident ray. The emergent ray is
A
normal to the face through which it emerges
B
inclined at 
to the face through which it emerges
to the face through which it emerges C
inclined at 
to the face through which it emerges
to the face through which it emerges D
None of the above
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
A
Deviation of ray in prism is given by
So, 
So, emergent ray will make an angle of 
with the face through which it emerges.
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