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The angle of deviation becomes minimum when:

  1. i1 = r1
  2. i1 = r2
  3. i1 = i2
  4. r2 = i2

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i1 = i2

Reason — The angle of deviation becomes minimum when angle of incidence (i1) becomes equal to the angle of emergence (i2). This phenomenon occurs when the light ray inside the prism is incident at the minimum deviation angle and is known as the angle of minimum deviation.

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