GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

PHYSICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When light incident on a prism separates into a spectrum, we call the process
A
reflection.
B
interference.
C
diffraction.
D
dispersion.
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: -Upon passage through the prism, the white light is separated into its component colors-red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet. The separation of visible light into its different colors is known as dispersion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dispersion of light is the splitting of white light into its constituent colors due to the refractive index of the surface and the wavelength of the light. If the light entering the prism is not of a single colour then the emergent beam also has different colours arranged in a definite order.

Detailed explanation-4: -The phenomenon of splitting of white light in component colours is called dispersion.The band of seven colours seen is called spectrum. Proper sequence of spectrum of light is VIBGYOR (Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red) .

Detailed explanation-5: -When light rays are passed through a prism, the phenomenon that happens is known as the dispersion of light. The splitting of white light into its constituent colors is known as dispersion.

There is 1 question to complete.