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There are more than seven but only seven are visible. They are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, and the one that cant be seen is ultra-violet.

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Why is white light dispersed by a glass prism?

When white light(composite light) consisting of various colors is passed through a prism, light of different colors will be deviated through different angles. Since the deviation is related to refractive index and refractive index to the color of light the deviation produced for different colors are different for same prism.That is the refractive indices are different for the various colors and this difference in the refractive indices is responsible for dispersion.


What tool splits light into color and why is this usefull?

A prism is a tool that splits light into its constituent colors through a process called refraction. When light passes through the prism, different wavelengths are bent by varying amounts, resulting in the spectrum of colors known as a rainbow. This is useful in various applications such as spectroscopy, where it helps scientists analyze the composition of light from different sources, and in educational settings to demonstrate the properties of light.


How do you use prism in a sentence?

Wow that prism sure makes some pretty colors when light shines through it!


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


After white light has been broken up into all visible colors of the spectrum after being passed through a prism what will happen if all these colors are then passed through a second prism?

If all colors are passed through another prism white light will emerge This may sound funny, but check out the pink Floyd album dark side of the moon, look at the front then look at the back it is an upside down image with colors going in and light going out. Imagine those are the colors from the front. (The triangle is a 2D interpretation of a triangular prism)

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What happens to light that passes through a prism?

the colors of light seperates to show all the colors of light.


Why does the violet light split into different colors when it passes through the prism?

Violet light does not split into different colors when it passes through a prism.If it goes in violet, it comes out violet.White light is a combination of light of many colors. If you pass white light througha prism, a spread of different colors will come out of the prism, because each colorbends through a slightly different angle on its way through the prism.


Which scientist discovered that when light passes through a prism it splits into the seven colors that are colors of the rainbow?

Isaac Newton discovered that when light passes through a prism, it splits into the seven colors of the rainbow. This phenomenon is known as the dispersion of light.


When light passes through a prism what does this reveal about white light?

When white light passes through a prism, it separates into its component colors, revealing that white light is actually made up of a spectrum of colors. This process is called dispersion, and it happens because the different colors of light bend by different amounts as they pass through the prism, causing them to spread out.


If a laser beam consists of light of only a single color will it produce a spectrum of colors when it passes through a glass prism?

No. Monochromatic light (light of a single color) will pass through the prism without dispersing. White light disperses into its constituent colors as it passes through a prism, and we therefore observe the different colors emerging in a dispersal pattern as the light emerges from the opposite side of the prism. Since monochromatic light is made up of only one color, there are no colors to disperse, and so the beam of light passes through the prism coherently.


The splitting of white light into colors as it passes through a triangular prism?

Dispersion


What happens when a bright light passes through a prism?

When a bright light passes through a prism, it is refracted and dispersed into its component colors due to the different wavelengths of each color. This separation of colors creates a spectrum of colors known as a rainbow.


What occurs when light hits a prism?

When light hits a prism, it is refracted, or bent, as it passes through the prism. This causes the light to spread out into its component colors, creating a spectrum of colors. This effect is called dispersion.


When white light passes through a triangular prism it changes?

When white light passes through a triangular prism, it refracts and gets separated into its component colors. This is known as dispersion, where the different colors of light bend by different amounts due to their different wavelengths. This effect is what creates a rainbow when white light passes through water droplets in the sky.


What can you see when white light passes through a prism?

When white light passes through a prism, it is dispersed into its component colors due to the different wavelengths of light being refracted at different angles. This creates a spectrum of colors called a rainbow, displaying colors ranging from red to violet.


A range of colors formed when white light passes through a prism is called a?

spectrum :)


What does the spectrum consists of?

a band of colors formed when white light passes through a prism.