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How is a rainbow similar to a prism?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 10/21/2022

Rainbow is not similar to prism.

A rainbow is an optical and meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky.

A prism is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light with at least two of the flat surfaces having an angle between them.

A dispersive prism can be used to break light up into its constituent spectral colors (the colors of the rainbow).

So the water droplets can be considered as being similar to a dispersive prism.

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