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Where do the different colors come from when light is refracted trough a prism?
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What happens to white light as it travels through a prism?
The light is refracted (bent) causing it to separate into different colors.
What is it called when light moves through water?
Nothing special. But when light travels from one medium to another (from air to water for example) it is refracted. One answerer said a rainbow. A rainbow is caused by the different wavelengths (colors) of light are refracted at slightly different angles, so that we see different colors appearing at different positions.
Why is a spectrum of colors not obtained when light passes through a glass slab?
The light has to pass through in a way that the colors are separated and refracted, but if they pass through glass and are not refracted in a certain way they will not separate the spectrum
What is light refracted by?
Light is refracted by a discontinuity in the refractive index of the medium ... by going from one medium into another one where the speed of light is different.
What kind of light do you use for splitting light in to its true color?
You use a prism to split white light into it's component frequencies. The way this works is that the angle of refraction of the light through the glass of the prism is dependant on the wacelength of the light, hence different colors (ie different wavelengths) are refracted throguh different angles, 'splitting' the light into it's component colors.
When light is refracted through a prism different colours emerge. Where do the different colours come from?
Most light is a mixture of colors of the spectrum.* White light is composed of all colors. The different wavelengths of light are refracted at different angles, which separates them out into the constituent colors of the original light source. *Laser light is monochromatic.
What determines the colors seen when light exits a raindrop?
White light is a mix of different colors. Different colors will be refracted at different angles, so they will exit a raindrop in different places.
How does refraction make color?
White light is made up of different colors. When white light enters water (like moisture in the air) it is bent (refracted). However the different colors are bent (refracted) by different amounts. So this different amount of bending has the effect of separating the white light into its colors and we see this as a rainbow.lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
What happens to white light as it travels through a prism?
The light is refracted (bent) causing it to separate into different colors.
What is it called when light moves through water?
Nothing special. But when light travels from one medium to another (from air to water for example) it is refracted. One answerer said a rainbow. A rainbow is caused by the different wavelengths (colors) of light are refracted at slightly different angles, so that we see different colors appearing at different positions.
White light breaks up into different colors when it passes through a prism because of?
White light is a mixture of colored light, and that each color is refracted to a different extent. The different colors correspond to light with different wavelengths, and are refracted to different degrees. This separation of colors is known as dispersion. Which causes the seperation of white light into seven colours Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet.
What is a 'refracted ray'?
It splits in differents colors according to their different wave length. An example of refracted light is a rainbow. The ray is split in 7 colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
WHY DO rainbows have colours for kids?
Rainbows have colors because sunlight is made up of different colors of light. When sunlight passes through raindrops, it gets refracted and reflects inside the raindrop, separating the light into its different colors. This creates the spectrum of colors that we see in a rainbow.
Why is a spectrum of colors not obtained when light passes through a glass slab?
The light has to pass through in a way that the colors are separated and refracted, but if they pass through glass and are not refracted in a certain way they will not separate the spectrum
What is light refracted by?
Light is refracted by a discontinuity in the refractive index of the medium ... by going from one medium into another one where the speed of light is different.
What kind of light do you use for splitting light in to its true color?
You use a prism to split white light into it's component frequencies. The way this works is that the angle of refraction of the light through the glass of the prism is dependant on the wacelength of the light, hence different colors (ie different wavelengths) are refracted throguh different angles, 'splitting' the light into it's component colors.
Can people see different colors?
no you can not see colors at night because color is the eyes perception of refracted light
