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When light enters a water droplet, it is refracted and dispersed into its component colors due to differences in the speed of each color in the medium. Each color is refracted at a slightly different angle, creating a spectrum of colors. The light reflects off the back of the droplet and exits, forming a circular arc of colors that we see as a rainbow.

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