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How is a prism able to break sunlight into its component colours?

A prism works by bending different colors of light by varying amounts due to their different wavelengths. This causes the colors to separate into a spectrum as they pass through the prism, creating the effect of splitting sunlight into its component colors.


When the pink colored light of glowing hydrogen passes through a prism what colors can you see?

When pink light from glowing hydrogen passes through a prism, it will split into a spectrum of colors. The colors you may see include red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. This is because the prism separates the different wavelengths of light present in the pink light.


A prism splashing a rainbow is an example of what element of art?

That would be an example of color as the element of art. The prism breaks light into its different wavelengths, creating a spectrum of colors that we perceive as a rainbow.


How does the color of an object depends on the reflection and the absorption of light?

If it reflects that color of light, you're eyes will see that color being reflected by the object (when the color is being shown on the object, white light contains 'all' colors of visible light). If an object absorbs a color of light you will tend not to see it coming off of the object. Translation: objects will appear the color(s) of light that it reflects. If an object appears red, it reflects red light.


Why is the water in the ocean different colors?

The water in the ocean appears different colors due to the way it absorbs and reflects sunlight, as well as the presence of particles and organisms in the water that can affect its color.

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How a prism reflects colors?

cows are cool haha


Can a blue object absorb the color blue and refracts all other colors?

No, a blue object absorbs most colors except blue, which it reflects. It does not refract colors in the same way that a prism or water droplet does.


Different colors are dispersed by a prism because different colors in the prism have different?

frequencies


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 allow us to see more than just white light?

I got this ! A prism allows you to see more then just white light because the sun reflects to the prism and then that light gets absorbed and reflected back into our eyes to see all the colors of the spectrum.


What happens when you add a upside Down prism to the ray of colors?

When you pass a ray of colors through an upside-down prism, the prism will refract the colors in the opposite direction of a regular prism. This will cause the colors to separate and scatter, creating a unique and inverse dispersion pattern.


Why does a glass prism show so many colours when light passed through it?

A glass prism shows many colors when light passes through it because white light is made up of different colors with different wavelengths. When light enters the prism, it undergoes refraction, causing each color in the light spectrum to bend at slightly different angles due to their different wavelengths, resulting in the separation of colors we see as a rainbow.


How do we see different colors in a prism when it reflects?

this is called refraction. light is made up of seven different colours as seen in a rainbow. a glass prism breaks the light up into its base colours. this is the same principle a rainbow is made by only rainbow uses watere droplets to refract the light.


What colors does white light contain?

White light contains all the colors of the visible spectrum, including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. This is why white light can be separated into its component colors when passing through a prism.


What did you observe with the indicates of the colors of the light in the acrylic prism?

why did you observe with indices of refraction of the colors of light in the acrylic prism


What did you observe with the indices of refraction of the colors of light in the prism?

why did you observe with indices of refraction of the colors of light in the acrylic prism


A triangular piece of glass that reflects light?

A prism?