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What happens when light exits a prism?

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What a prism does to light?

As the light passes through the prism, the resulting effect is called a 'refraction'. In other words, the light enters from one side of the prism and is then 'redirected' at a right angle as it exits the prism.


What could you do to make the beam of light from the laser refract less as exits the prism?

I.ncrease the wavelength of the light


What happens when white light passes through a prism?

The light is broken into its seven colors (colors of the rainbow) and exits the prism at a different angle with the separated colors. It functions in the exact same way water droplets separate light to create an actual rainbow, but with cut glass instead of water.


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 occurs in a prism?

What happens when light enters a prism is the light is broken up into all its natural colors. Hence what happens when you see a rainbow, all the little rain drops act as a prism.


What happens when a light hits a prism and why does it happen?

The light sctters into a spectrum.


What happens when a red light is shone in a prism?

I don't know


What happens when a bright light passes through a prism?

A rainbow


What happens to the light if the light shines through a prism?

White light separates into seven colours


What happens when a light goes through a prism?

when normal white light is passed through a prism, it is split up into all the rainbow colors.


What happens during refraction of light as light passes through a prism?

It shows color.


What happens in a periscope?

The top of the periscope has a prism that reflects the light to the observers prism. The object the top prism is pointed at is seen at the bottom one.