The angle of deviation of light of various colours passing through a glass prism decreases in the order of

  • A blue orange and red
  • B red, blue and orange
  • C blue, red and orange
  • D red, orange and blue
  • E orange, blue and red
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The correct answer is A. blue orange and red

Upon passage through the prism, the white light is separated into its component colors - red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet.

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