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Refraction of Light through a Prism

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State whether the following statement is 'true' or 'false' :

The deviation produced by a prism is independent of the angle of incidence and is the same for all colours of light.

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The statement is false. The deviation produced by a prism is dependent on the angle of incidence and is not the same for all colours of light.

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