GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

GENERAL SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
White Light ____ in a ____
A
Reflect and Refract
B
Reflects and Prism
C
Refract and Prism
D
Light and Bends
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When white light is passed through a glass prism it splits into its spectrum of colours (in order violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red) and this process of white light splitting into its constituent colours is termed as dispersion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Whenever white light passes through a glass prism, it splits itself into a spectrum of colors (throughout sequence violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, as well as red), and even this phenomenon of breaking white light is known as dispersion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Light of different wavelengths (different colours) present in white light have different speed. Hence, these deviate through different angles inside the prism and get separated.

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