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What happens when a ray of light is shone into a prism?
The various frequencies are separated.
When does total internal refraction happen?
Total internal refraction happens when a light ray travel from a lighter medium to a denser medium. Ex. A light ray passing through a Prism.
When light passes through a prism why does the light ray bend towards the base of the prism?
reflection
What happens when a ray hits a triangular prism?
it will depend on what kind of prisim ( transparent)
What colour refracts the most when a ray of light passes through a prism?
violet
What nicknames does Razor Shines go by?
Razor Shines goes by Ray.
Which color ray is bent the most when colors of light pass through a prism?
Blue
What happens when a light ray enter a prism?
All the colors of the visible light spectrum are made visible.
What happens when a light ray enters a prism?
All the colors of the visible light spectrum are made visible.
How can a spectrum be recombined to form white light?
you get your spectrum by placing a prism in front of a single ray of white light, then by putting another prism opposite it the light will then go through that prism and in the end you will end up back with your single ray of light that you started with.
What color do you see when a ray of white light goes through a prism?
all the colors of the rainbow
When you shine a flashlight at a mirror the ray of light that shines back at you is the ray of incidence?
This is FALSE. The incident wave "happens" when you shine the light AT the mirror. THe light that comes back is called the reflected wave.
