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Rainbows do not 'produce' light. Classic rainbows appear whenever the sun is visible and there are small raindrops in the sky in the direction opposite the sun.
Imagine a ray from the sun hitting a drop that is directly above the spot that is opposite the sun. The sun's ray will enter the drop and, if the angle is right, bounce off the back of the drop and come out deflected by a characteristic angle, the "rainbow angle". If the drop is the right number of degrees above the antisolar point, the ray will will bounce off the back of drop and travel to your eye. You will thus see reflected sunlight that appears to be coming from a point that is above the the antisolar point by an angle equal to the rainbow angle.
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What will happen if the slit is illuminated with white light?
it will produce rainbow of colours...
How can white light be split to form a rainbow?
Artificially, a rainbow can be produced by passing white light (sunlight) through a prism. The light passing through the prism constitutes the seven colors of the rainbow.
When light hits a prism why does it make a rainbow?
because when light hits the prism the prism scatters the light in all directions there for you can see the rainbow
Which refracts light more rainbow or prism?
A rainbow does not refract light. A rainbow is the result of refracted light. Moisture in the air acts a billions of tiny prisms, causing sunlight to refract, or split, into the visible light spectrum of colors.
When you look at white light through a glass prism you see a rainbow of color called?
light is white. if you mix the colors of the rainbow you get white. A prism separates the colors, showing a rainbow.
Is rainbow source of light?
No, a rainbow does not produce light, it is an effect of light being bent (refracted). The source of the light seen in a rainbow is the Sun.
Is rainbow a source of light?
No, a rainbow does not produce light, it is an effect of light being bent (refracted). The source of the light seen in a rainbow is the Sun.
What color of light are the colors of the rainbow combined?
Mixing the light colours of the rainbow will produce white light (i.e. daylight).
What will happen if the slit is illuminated with white light?
it will produce rainbow of colours...
Why does a prism produce a rainbow when whit light passes through it?
Because your mum didnt plan you to be born.
What happen to rainbow colour if they get mixed?
Since every possible color is somewhere in the rainbow, it must follow that when light with two or more of the rainbow's colors mix, the mix may produce another color that's somewhere else in the rainbow.
Is a rainbow a solid a liquid or a gas?
None of the above. A rainbow is a visual effect produced by light refraction, not a substance. Solids and liquids can both produce rainbows.
What color of the rainbow reflects the most light?
A rainbow is composed of light. Light does not reflect light.
What happens when light is shone at a prism?
It splits into the colours that make it up, so white light makes a rainbow, and different colours produce different results.
What is a rainbow and how are they formed?
the white light gets made into a spectrum when it goes through the raindrops, but you also need the sun to shine to produce te white light
Use rainbow in a sentence?
After the storm, a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky, bringing color and hope to the dreary landscape.
How rainbow appears in the sky?
Apparently, a rainbow appears in the sky because both, rain and sun, mix together and produce light and colours. Some people belive that at the end of a rainbow is gold. But how does the gold just appear suddenly?
