What path does a ray of light travel when it suffers minimum deviation while passing through an equilateral prism?

The emergent ray travels parallel to the incident ray

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The emergent ray travels parallel to the refracted ray

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The refracted ray travels parallel to the base of the prism

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The emergent ray travels parallel to the base of the prism

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The emergent ray travels perpendicular to the base of the prism

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Solution

The correct option is C
The refracted ray travels parallel to the base of the prism

Light moves parallel to base of the prism, within the prism.

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