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What happens to a beam of light as it hits the glass prism?

When light hits a glass prism, the speed and direction of the light changes due to refraction. This causes the light to bend as it enters and exits the prism, leading to the phenomenon of dispersion where the different colors of light separate into a spectrum.


When a a white light hits a prism what happens?

When white light hits a prism, it gets separated into its constituent colors due to the different wavelengths of light bending at different angles as they pass through the prism. This separation creates a spectrum of colors known as a rainbow.


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.


How does a prism work?

They refract light as the light enters through one side of the prism, at a certain angle, the glass that the prism is made of, decreases the speed of light. And so it bends. Then it hits the other face and emerges out, and that is when the dispersion happens and the white light splits into the spectrum of seven colours


What happens when red light hits a prism?

A prism demonstrates this principle?no never ifsfrdi


What occurs when light hits a prism?

When light hits a prism, it is refracted, or bent, as it passes through the prism. This causes the light to spread out into its component colors, creating a spectrum of colors. This effect is called dispersion.


When light hits a prism why does it make a rainbow?

When light passes through a prism, it is refracted or bent at different angles depending on its wavelength (color). This causes the light to spread out into its individual colors, creating a rainbow effect known as dispersion.


When the light then passes through a second prism?

The second prism will refract the light further, altering its direction based on the prism's orientation and material properties. This refraction will depend on the angle at which the light hits the second prism and the refractive index of the prism material.


What happens when a ray hits a triangular prism?

it will depend on what kind of prisim ( transparent)


What happens when a light hits a prism?

When Light(White Light) enters a prism through one of its face, due to difference in the refractive indexes of the medium i.e. air and the glass of which the prism is made up of, and the difference in the wavelengths of difference colors of which white light is made up of the light scatters and a SPECTRUM of different colors is observed. However the scattering of light may depend upon the angle of incidence also as if the prism is kept at an angle where the angle is incidence is greater than the critical angle of prism, the light may undergo TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION i.e. TIR..!!


How does total internal reflection occur in a prism?

Total internal reflection occurs in a prism when light traveling through the prism hits the boundary between the prism and the surrounding medium at an angle greater than the critical angle. This causes the light to reflect back into the prism instead of refracting out of it, resulting in total internal reflection.


What happens to light when it hits?

it goes nowhere