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Answer:
The angle of separation is
Explanation:
From the question we are told that
The angle of incidence is
The refractive index of violet light in diamond is
The refractive index of red light in diamond is
The wavelength of violet light is
The wavelength of red light is
Snell's Law can be represented mathematically as
Where is the angle of refraction
=>
Now considering violet light
substituting values
Now considering red light
substituting values
The angle of separation between the red light and the violet light is mathematically evaluated as
substituting values