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Although a wide spectrum of colors are being refracted from a single raindrop, and observer is in a position to see only a single color from any one drop.

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When light is refracted through a prism different colours emerge where do the different colours come from?

Type your answer here... OK. White light is made of the colours of the spectrum (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet - these are the same as the colours of the rainbow). The reason you see these colours instead of wwhite when you shine white light through a prism is that the prism "bends" the light - which splits it into the colours of the spectrum. Red light is the longest, so it is bent the least, and Violet is the shortest - so it is bent the most. This is also how rainbows are made - the rain droplets act as prisms to disperse (split) the light into the colours of the spectrum.


What is the molecular weight of lead paint?

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How can you prove that white light contains a mixture of light with different colors?

A simple diffraction device would show that white light contains a mixture of light of other wavelengths. If you want to see it yourself, you could buy a pair of basic diffraction glasses, or a similar instrument, for under $10.


What tools can be used to break up white light?

Breaking of white lights means dispersion of light in which the white light or the visible light splits into 7 colors. Many tools may be used to break up the white light but among them one of them is Prism. It can break up the white lights into 7 colors. Keep a white paper in front of the prism and the prism in the sun due to which the sunlight coming from the sun passes through the prism and the white breaks up into 7 colors due to change in velocity of the different invisible lights inside the white or the visible light. Other tools like plastic scale or ruler also can be used to break up the white light. Thank you

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What is a pattern of different colors of light coming from an object?

A pattern of different colors of light coming from an object is known as a spectrum. This spectrum is produced when light interacts with the object and is separated into its different wavelengths, creating a range of colors.


Is spectrum really 7 separate colors?

yes . spectrum consists of seven colors. very rarely you get to see all the colors in a spectrum. usually all colors are not visible clearly. experiments have been given and scientists have finally come to this answer that a spectrum consists of seven colors. eg . when we allow light to pass through a glass prism and let the light coming out from other end of the prism fall on a white surface, we can see all the seven colors a bit more clearly.


Who discovered that the sky was blue?

The first person that probably saw the sky saw it but Issac Newton saw that the light coming from the sky would range into a spectrum of colors.


Name three of newton's accomplishments?

Three of Newton's accomplishments include coming up with infinitesimal calculus, gravity and discovered white light is made from the whole spectrum of colors.


Is the DSIXL coming out with more colors?

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Why do colors combined make white?

That is not true. If you are talking about all the colours of light in the spectrum coming from white light that is true. When white light passes through a glass prism, it causes the light to split into different colours because of the different angles at which they refract.


Why the colors are visible to human eyes?

The colors give the body energy.. Most colors have various amount if light in them coming from a rod of invisible energy. The energy in these colors is what helps us ejaculate during mating occasions. nah im bsing


How does a prism reflects colors?

A prism reflects colors by bending and separating white light into its individual components due to the process of refraction. This separation occurs because each color of light has a different wavelength and is refracted at a slightly different angle, resulting in the spectrum of colors being visible.


Is wearing neon colors in?

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Is brown the color after red in the emission light spectrum?

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