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Give the advantage of using a right angle prism as a reflector rather than a plane mirror.

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The advantage of using a right angle prism as a reflector rather than a plain mirror is that the efficiency of reflecting surface of a right angle prism is 100 percent as total internal reflection occurs in the prism. In case of a plane mirror, there would be some absorption of energy and hence efficiency will be less.

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