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Q: How can you white light be split to form rainbow colours?
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What did newton discover about color?

white light can be split into the colours of the rainbow


Who discovered white light can split into the seven different rainbow colours?

A person


What did Isaac Newton discover about color?

white light can be split into the colours of the rainbow


Is light white?

Light appears white, however it is made up of different colours, which when put together make white light. These colours can be seen if you direct light through a prism. At the right angle the light is split up into the colours (rainbow).


How can you filter light to create different colors?

Shining a white light through a glass prism will split the light into rainbow colours.


What piece of equipment do we use to split light?

A clear glass prism will split a white light beam into rainbow colours.


Does the prism change the color of the light?

A prism will split white light into its constituent colours (the colours of the rainbow). "White light" is the light we see around us i.e. natural light from the sun. This light is made up of all the colours in the visible spectrum


Are there 5 colours in the visible spectrum of white light?

The 7 accepted colours of the rainbow are: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet. A rainbow forms when sunlight, shinning through raindrops, is split into the main colours making up 'white' light.


Is production of rainbow light reflected or refracted?

A reflected light would be light reflected by a mirror, and the light would remain unchanged. A reflected light of daylight is when white light is split into 'rainbow' colours.


Is white light really white in color?

ans it really consists of all the colours of the rainbow (and some more). That's what a rainbow is: white light being split up as it travels through water in the air.


What is white light in a rainbow?

White light is formed by the joining of all the colours in the Rainbow i.e. it is a mix of all the 7 colours in the spectrum.


Who painted the rainbow in the sky?

The rainbow in the sky is painted by the sunlight splitting through water droplets in the air. The white light is split into its many colours, causing the rainbow.