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White light is refracted off the edges of the prism. That is it is slightly deflected and because light is made up of different wavelengths which are bent by a different amount the result is a spectrum, also seen in a rainbow. and from another wiki answers entry:When light passes through a prism, the angle of deviation of any light beam is inversely proportional to its wavelengh. Since, violet color has least wave length, it bends the most and the red bends the least.
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What happens to the spectrum if a red light shines on a prism?
red light is monochromatic light and if it shines on a prism its still red light pass through the prism, not 'rainbow' color.
What property of light cause white light to pass through the prism?
refraction causes light to pass through a prism.as the light is a quantum it travels in a straight line.it deviates a slightly as in enters the prism due to change of medium.<hope answer satisfies u>
Which color ray is bent the most when colors of light pass through a prism?
Blue
How would light pass through water?
It happens by the refraction of light.
What happens to colours of light that do not pass through filters?
is past through
What happens to the spectrum if a red light shines on a prism?
red light is monochromatic light and if it shines on a prism its still red light pass through the prism, not 'rainbow' color.
What property of light cause white light to pass through the prism?
refraction causes light to pass through a prism.as the light is a quantum it travels in a straight line.it deviates a slightly as in enters the prism due to change of medium.<hope answer satisfies u>
When two prisms made of same material is placed side by side in same position and light is allowed to pass then what happens?
When white light passes through a prism it spreads to form a rainbow. If that "rainbow" light is then passed through a second prism it cannot recombine to reform white light.NO
What happens when a light ray hits a triangle at a right angle?
Presuming you mean a prism, then the light will pass through the (transparent) material of the prism in a straight line, but will be deflected upon exit.This is because two things happen too light passing through a prism.a) the different wavelengths of light travel at different velocities, (all slower than the speed of light in a vacuum), andb) the light will be deflected when it leaves the prism.
Which color ray is bent the most when colors of light pass through a prism?
Blue
What is a piece of material which light can pass through and is used to refract light?
A prism- can be made of glass or plastic
Why does the violet light split into different colors when it passes through the prism?
Violet light does not split into different colors when it passes through a prism.If it goes in violet, it comes out violet.White light is a combination of light of many colors. If you pass white light througha prism, a spread of different colors will come out of the prism, because each colorbends through a slightly different angle on its way through the prism.
How would light pass through water?
It happens by the refraction of light.
What happens to colours of light that do not pass through filters?
is past through
The spreading of light waves into a spectrum results from?
White light is made up of many lights which have different properties. We say that there are seven colours of light. We see a spectrum when white light is passed through a glass prism. When the various colours pass out of the air and into the prism, they are bent at different angles. This happens again when the rays leave the glass and pass back into the air. That is when we see the almost magical spectrum.
Newton discovered that the colors formed by a prism can be recombined to create what light?
When the colors formed by a prism is made to pass through a second prism, it results in producing white light. Newton's experiment demonstrated in this method is recombination of light. Conversely dispersion can be demonstrated with the help of a single prism.
What happens to light when it travells through air and meets a transparant surface?
transparent surfaces, allow light to pass through, translucent surfaces allow SOME light to pass through and opaque surfaces DO NOT allow any light to pass through
