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Different wavelengths refract at different angles when they pass through an interface (the meeting surface of two different media, or objects through which light passes) according to a variation of Snell's law. Because the light encounters two interfaces - one going in, one going out of the prism - it is refracted twice. The first refraction spearates the colours initially and the second spreads them even further apart.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoGoing through a prism, light is decomposed into every color in it.
The sunlight shining through the droplets of moisture in the Earth's atmosphere make the spectrum of light appear in a semi-circular form.
Keep in mind that the colors you can see is only the colors that can be seen by the human eye - infra-red and infra violet will be present in a rainbow but will not be visible to us.
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∙ 10y agoWater droplets separate the colors of sunlight, producing a rainbow.
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∙ 7y agoRainbows are caused by refraction of sunlight through raindrops.
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Why do you see a rainbow?
We see rainbow due to the refraction of the sun's rays by rain .
What splits up white light to form a rainbow?
White light is split into the color spectrum of a rainbow by a process of refraction, reflection, and again refraction within a water droplet. Technically, the refractive index of whatever surface the white light hits determines how the light is split, and thus the size of the rainbow and the number of colors visible.
What property of light does the formation of a rainbow demonstarte?
It is called as refraction.
Which process causes a rainbow?
Refraction and total internal reflection of sun's radiation in fine droplets of water cause rainbow formation
What is the noun form of refract?
The noun form for the verb refract is refractedness. Another noun form is refraction.
Is a rainbow matter?
A rainbow is the refraction of visible light by water vapour; therefore it is matter in the form of electromagnetic energy.
Why do you see a rainbow?
We see rainbow due to the refraction of the sun's rays by rain .
What is the sociological rainbow?
A sociological rainbow is a refraction of the lives that we live and how we see things different.
Rainbow seen after the rain is due to?
Reflection and refraction
What is an illusion caused by the refraction of light called?
rainbow
Is a rainbow luminous?
No, it isn't. It's just a refraction.
What splits up white light to form a rainbow?
White light is split into the color spectrum of a rainbow by a process of refraction, reflection, and again refraction within a water droplet. Technically, the refractive index of whatever surface the white light hits determines how the light is split, and thus the size of the rainbow and the number of colors visible.
Rainbow is produced when sunlight falls on drops of rain which of the physical phenomena are responsible for this?
diffusion refraction internal refraction
What property of light does the formation of a rainbow demonstarte?
It is called as refraction.
Does a rainbow go through the earth?
No a rainbow is the refraction of light through rain and is only an optical illusion
Can you land on a rainbow?
Uummm, no. A rainbow is only a refraction of sunlight through micro droplets of water in the atmosphere.
How do you find the end of a rainbow?
No you can't because a rainbow is just a refraction of light, similar to the way the sky is blue.
