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Why can a white light be split up?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

"White" is not a single wavelength of light. It is at least three wavelengths of light to which our eyes are attuned. Matter treats each wavelength differently, so it is possible / likely that a given transparent material will separate the individual colors differently with refraction.

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