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.
it can be transmitted, reflected, refracted or diffused. In most cases, some combination of these occurs.
When light is stopped it is normally said that absorption has taken place. Opaque objects normally absorb light and thus it does not get reflected or refracted.
White light is a mixture of colored light, and that each color is refracted to a different extent. The different colors correspond to light with different wavelengths, and are refracted to different degrees. This separation of colors is known as dispersion. Which causes the seperation of white light into seven colours Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet.
It's refracted, just as visible light is, *given* that the prism is transparent to UV. Since the angle of refraction increases with decreasing wavelength, expect UV to be refracted to a greater degree than visiblelight.
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Violet
light refracted by raindrops appear to be different colours
The refractive index of violet light is most in a glass prism and is the least for the red light. So violet light is most refracted in the glass prism.
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no you can not see colors at night because color is the eyes perception of refracted light
Red light is refracted the least by a prism as it has the longest wavelength.
change in the composition of the gasses and the angle of refracted light
Icebergs themselves are colorless. The appearance of color in icebergs is the result of reflected and refracted light.
It is called the spectrum of white light.
The wavelength, or perceived color of each water droplet that makes up a rainbow, is determined by the amount by which light is refracted. Blue light (shorter wavelength) is refracted at a greater angle than red light. ChaCha.