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Why do you see a rainbow when white light is sent through a prism?
A prism bends different colors of light at different angles due to their different wavelengths. When white light enters a prism, it is separated into its component colors because each color bends by a different amount, resulting in the formation of a rainbow.
You can use this object to split light into its colours?
A prism can be used to split light into its colors through a process called dispersion. When light enters the prism, it bends at different angles depending on its wavelength, causing the colors to separate based on their individual wavelengths.
When you look through a prism you don't see what is directly in front of you why?
because the prism bends the light
What is a glass wedge that bends light waves?
prism
What is reffraction?
it is when the light bends eg through a prism.
When sunlight passes through a prism what colour dispersed light bends the least?
Red light, which has the longest wavelength, bends the least when passing through a prism, while violet light, with the shortest wavelength, bends the most.
What happens when a light ray is directed at a prism?
When a light ray is directed at a prism, it bends due to refraction at the first surface of the prism. Inside the prism, the light ray may undergo further refraction as it travels through the prism material. Finally, when the light ray exits the prism, it bends again due to refraction at the second surface.
A tranparent object that starts with letter P that bends light and breaks it up in the rainbow?
A prism is a transparent object that bends light and disperses it into the colors of the rainbow through refraction.
How do light of different colors in a glass prism travel at?
When light of different colors enters a glass prism, it bends or refracts at different angles due to their varying wavelengths. This causes the colors to separate and travel at different speeds, creating a spectrum of colors.
What does a prism do to light when it is going through a prism?
A prism refracts (bends) light, separating it into different colors (dispersion). This occurs because light waves of different wavelengths bend by different amounts when passing through the prism, resulting in the visible spectrum.
Why does a prism produce a rainbow when white light passes thorough it?
When white light passes through a prism, it gets refracted at different angles depending on its wavelength, causing it to separate into its constituent colors. This is because each color in the white light spectrum has a different wavelength and therefore bends at a different angle when passing through the prism.
Which color of light bends the most when going through a prism?
Violet.
