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Is light made of all different colors?

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Yes, light it is made up of all of the colours of the rainbow: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet.

Light is made up of different wave lenghts that can be separated through raindrops and the like, which is what creates a rainbow.

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