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Yes, light it is made up of all of the colours of the rainbow: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet.

Light is made up of different wave lenghts that can be separated through raindrops and the like, which is what creates a rainbow.

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What can you use to see all the different colors in white light?

You can use a prism to see all the different colors in white light.


How do you know that white light contains all of the ROYGBIV colors?

Issac newton conducted the experiment in which he showed that white light is made of vibgyor colors. he took a prism and made a beam of light fall in it. the light splited into seven colors then he took another prism and kept it inversely the other prism in direction of light all the 7 components after passing from the prism joined to form white light


Why when a white light hits a raindrop does it split into seven colors of the rainbow?

A beam of light is made up of all seven colors, the color we see on an object is the color the object reflected. A raindrop acts as a prism. When the white light enters the prism, all the colors are reflected.


What is the evidence for the statement that white light is a composite of all the colors of the spectrum?

White light can be separated into different colors using a prism, a process known as dispersion. When white light passes through a prism, it splits into a rainbow spectrum of colors. This supports the idea that white light is made up of all the colors of the spectrum. Additionally, when all colors of light are combined, they create white light.


What happens when a light ray enters a prism?

When a light ray enters a prism, it bends due to refraction, splitting into different colors because each color of light refracts at a slightly different angle. This phenomenon is known as dispersion. The different colors of light then exit the prism at different angles, creating a spectrum.

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What can you use to see all the different colors in white light?

You can use a prism to see all the different colors in white light.


How do you know that white light contains all of the ROYGBIV colors?

Issac newton conducted the experiment in which he showed that white light is made of vibgyor colors. he took a prism and made a beam of light fall in it. the light splited into seven colors then he took another prism and kept it inversely the other prism in direction of light all the 7 components after passing from the prism joined to form white light


Why when a white light hits a raindrop does it split into seven colors of the rainbow?

A beam of light is made up of all seven colors, the color we see on an object is the color the object reflected. A raindrop acts as a prism. When the white light enters the prism, all the colors are reflected.


How do prisms work?

Refraction is when light bends through an object. White light is made up of all the colors of the spectrum. Different colors have different wavelengths, therefore they bend at different angles. So when white light passes through a prism the different colors bend at different angles, so they separate to produce the rainbow of light that we see.


What are all the colors in the rainbow put together?

When all the colors of the rainbow are combined, they form white light. This is because the colors of the rainbow are made up of different wavelengths of visible light that blend together to create white.


What is the evidence for the statement that white light is a composite of all the colors of the spectrum?

White light can be separated into different colors using a prism, a process known as dispersion. When white light passes through a prism, it splits into a rainbow spectrum of colors. This supports the idea that white light is made up of all the colors of the spectrum. Additionally, when all colors of light are combined, they create white light.


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

It's not "considered"...it IS the composition of all colors! Light works differently than paint. When you add more and more colors of paint together, you get black paint. When you add more and more colors of light, you get what we call "white" light. It's also referred to as color addition.


What happens when a light ray enters a prism?

When a light ray enters a prism, it bends due to refraction, splitting into different colors because each color of light refracts at a slightly different angle. This phenomenon is known as dispersion. The different colors of light then exit the prism at different angles, creating a spectrum.


How can different colors of light be made?

White light contains all colors. It can be split using a prism (a transparent body, like glass, anything that refracts light, as a drop of water). The colors are then seen as individual wavelengths as the colors: red,orange,yellow,green, blue, indigo, and violet. For example, sunlight passing through droplets of water in the atmosphere after a thunderstorm, producing a rainbow is a good demonstration of how the different colors of light are made.


Is black made of all colors?

Yes. Black is made of mixing all colors together so it absorbs all colors. On the other hand all color are in white light that's why it reflects light.


What color is formed when combining all colors of light?

When combining all colors of light, white light is formed. White light contains all the wavelengths of the visible spectrum, which are perceived by our eyes as different colors.


How white light produced different colors?

White light doesn't produce different colors. The only way to make white light is tocombine light with all of the different colors. So if you already have white light, allof the colors are already there. You only have to separate them in order to see them.