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White light is actually composed of all the wavelengths of visible light combined. When white light hits the glass in the prism, the speed of the individual wavelengths change and they leave at different angles then they entered. Since each wavelength making up white light is a different length, they each leave at a slightly different angle. This separates the colours and causes you to see the refraction pattern.
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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.
Why is it that white light can reflect the 7 colors of the rainbow?
It doesn't. Light doesn't reflect other things; light can be reflected (by a mirror, for example). White light is a mixture of all colors of visible light. In a rainbow, or prism, it is separated into its components.
What does a transparent object do with light that strikes it?
If its flat, it might just reflect it. If it is shaped liked a prism, it may separate the colors (like rainbows).
Why does the color spectrum appear as a band of colors?
since it passes through a prism or any form of a prism like water droplets after rain, the white light that passes through the prism is split into seven colors forms a band of colors.
How does a prism work and what it does?
What exactly does a "prism" do? How does it work?well it turns out that a prism has light that reflects and on the other side out comes colors of the rainbow
How does a prism reflect light?
It splits white light up into the colors of the visible spectrum, but if the colors go through another prism, they turn into white light again.
How does a prism reflects colors?
Because of the refraction of the room and the light
What happens if you shine a beam of light into a triangular prism?
the light will reflect and will split in 7 colors.
Why does cameras and binoculars need prism?
because prisms reflect images and light for an image into colors of a rainbow
What happens when you add different colored lights to a prism?
If these colors most likley as the color spectrum all added on a prism it may reflect on other objects and make a white light.
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.
Why is it that white light can reflect the 7 colors of the rainbow?
It doesn't. Light doesn't reflect other things; light can be reflected (by a mirror, for example). White light is a mixture of all colors of visible light. In a rainbow, or prism, it is separated into its components.
What does a transparent object do with light that strikes it?
If its flat, it might just reflect it. If it is shaped liked a prism, it may separate the colors (like rainbows).
Does a prism reflect light?
no
If a glass prism were placed in a medium such as water would it separate light into different colors?
Yes it would because if the glass was clear the prism would reflect off of the light and go right through the glass.
Different colors are dispersed by a prism because different colors in the prism have different?
frequencies
How can a prism reflect light?
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