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The colour which deviates least in the formation of spectrum of white light by a prism is

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Red

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Yellow

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Green

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Violet

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Solution

The correct option is A
Red

When white light falls on a glass prism, each colour in it is refracted by a different angle, from which red colour is least deviated and violet most.

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