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What light shines out of a prism if white light is shined into it?
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∙ 13y ago
White light contains all colors of the spectrum. If white light is shined on a prism, we'd expect to see a "rainbow" emerging, and that means red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet.
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What would you use to split white light into colors?
If white light is shined through a prism, it will be dispersed into colors.
What happens to the light if the light shines through a prism?
White light separates into seven colours
Why does a diamond reflect various colors of light when the light that shines on it is white?
The diamond acts as a prism breaking the light into different wavelengths.
What is a prism and what does it do to a white light?
They separate light into the light spectrum. If a beam of light shines through a prism, a rainbow of color will show out through the opposite side.
What appearance does emulsions have when light shines out?
Emulsions can appear cloudy or white when light shines through it.
What would you use to split white light into colors?
If white light is shined through a prism, it will be dispersed into colors.
What happens to the light if the light shines through a prism?
White light separates into seven colours
Why does a diamond reflect various colors of light when the light that shines on it is white?
The diamond acts as a prism breaking the light into different wavelengths.
How does white and water make a rainbow?
The water acts like a prism and white light shines through it, it makes a rainbow.
What is a prism and what does it do to a white light?
They separate light into the light spectrum. If a beam of light shines through a prism, a rainbow of color will show out through the opposite side.
Show a picture of a white light that shines through a prism?
http://www.astro.illinois.edu/~jkaler/arc/spectrum.jpg the size of the spectrum depends on the size of the prism. works best in just sun.
What appearance does emulsions have when light shines out?
Emulsions can appear cloudy or white when light shines through it.
Why does the spectrum appear when White light is shone into a prism?
because the prism splits the white light into all colors of visible light
What colour would a white surface look in red light?
A "white surface" is one that reflects all colors of light. That's why it looks white when a white light shines on it, and that's why you call it "white". If only red light shines on it, then it looks red.
What happens to the colors in white light if it shines through a blue filter?
it shines as color blue
Where does the white light from a rainbow come from?
When sunlight shines through rain drops, the rain drops act like a prism, and the sunlight is split into the rainbow colours we see and know as a rainbow.
What happens when white light shines on red cellophane?
The white light will shine through it and turn into red light.
