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Yes visible light is part of what is called the electromagnetic spectrum. White light is actually all of the visible spectrum being seen. This is demonstrated by white light passing through a prism and being broken up into its component colors, such as a rainbow.

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How do you see black and white?

BlackAll of the colours that make the white light shine down on the black object and all of the colours that make the white light the light absorbs into the object and no light reflects.WhiteAll of the colours that make the white light shine down on the white object and the light and no light is absorbed into the object but all of the colours that make the white light are reflected into your eyes


What is the spectum?

White light is composed of many colours. When these colours combine, they look white. One way of showing that white light is composed of different colours is to make white light pass through a glass prism. This splits up the white light into its constituent colours. I f you hold a screen in its path, you will see a band of colours. This band of colours is called the spectrum. Since it is visible to human eyes, it is called the visible spectrum.


Is white light monochromatic light?

No exactly the contrary, white light is made up of light of all the colours of the rainbow. And you need to take that literally. The rainbow has these colours because rain acts as a prism and breaks the white light of the sun apart in the colours it is made up of. Because monochromatic means 'of one and the same colour', white light is not monochromatic. LASER light is always monochromatic: all particles have exactly the same wavelength (colour)


What does passing light through a prism do to it?

White light consists of all the colours of the rainbow. When white light passes through a glass prism which is clear the light is broken down into the seven colours of the rainbow, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.


What scientist found out about th colours in white light?

Sir Isaac Newton discovered that white light is made up of a spectrum of colors by passing light through a prism and observing the separation of the colors. This led to the understanding of how light can be broken down into its component colors and how different colors can be created through the combination of light.

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What is the name of the device used to split up white light into its various colours?

prism


How do you see black and white?

BlackAll of the colours that make the white light shine down on the black object and all of the colours that make the white light the light absorbs into the object and no light reflects.WhiteAll of the colours that make the white light shine down on the white object and the light and no light is absorbed into the object but all of the colours that make the white light are reflected into your eyes


When rotate a rainbow colored circle gives the white color?

Hi This question takes me back. The opposite effect is to hang a faceted crystal in your window. When the sun is coming in the window, the light passing through the crystal at a certain angle, will display a rainbow of colours somewhere in the room. White light has been broken up into all the colours in the spectrum of white light. Spinning a rainbow of colours is the opposite effect. At a certain speed the colours are remixed, and become white light.


Is light white?

Light appears white, however it is made up of different colours, which when put together make white light. These colours can be seen if you direct light through a prism. At the right angle the light is split up into the colours (rainbow).


What color light makes objects look bigger?

light colours - white is bestdark colours make a room look smaller.


What is the Visible?

White light is composed of many colours. When these colours combine, they look white. One way of showing that white light is composed of different colours is to make white light pass through a glass prism. This splits up the white light into its constituent colours. I f you hold a screen in its path, you will see a band of colours. This band of colours is called the spectrum. Since it is visible to human eyes, it is called the visible spectrum.


What is the break up of white light into seven colours?

It is the refraction of white light being shone through a glass prism, or a raindrop, that separates the white light into the colours of the rainbow.


What is the visible spectum?

White light is composed of many colours. When these colours combine, they look white. One way of showing that white light is composed of different colours is to make white light pass through a glass prism. This splits up the white light into its constituent colours. I f you hold a screen in its path, you will see a band of colours. This band of colours is called the spectrum. Since it is visible to human eyes, it is called the visible spectrum.


What do you call pairs of colors that produce white light?

the name given to two colours that produce white light are called complementary colours.


Why is white light considered as a composition of all colors?

Because white light, when shone through a prism, will divide into all the colours. And all the colours, mixed together, will combine into white light.


Color to wear to stay cool temperature?

White. Dark colours absorb heat, light colours reflect the heat.


Is white light a color?

white is mixture of all colours