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because the 7 colors which form the white light is separated as their speed is not the same in the prism.

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What happens when white light passes through an inverted prism?

Colours shine out!


What can you found when light shines through a prism?

After a rain shower you can usually see a rainbow in the sky. If you shine light through a prism you see a rainbow or more correctly the colour spectrum


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