MP Board · Class 10 · Science · The Human Eye and Colourful WorldWhat is dispersion of white light? Name the phenomenon.
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The splitting of a beam of white light into its constituent seven colours when it passes through a refracting medium like a glass prism is known as the dispersion of white light. This phenomenon occurs because different colours of light travel at different speeds through the prism material and bend through different angles, with violet bending the most and red bending the least, thereby separating them into a distinct band of colours called a spectrum.
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