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Dispersion through prism










                             The splitting of white light into
                                seven colours on passing
                             through a transparent medium
                               is called dispersion of light.






                  The dispersion of white light       A spectrum of seven colours of           Rainbow is
                  happens because the angle of          lights can be recombined to         formed when it
                 refraction of lights of different     form back white light. This can      is raining at the
                    colours is different while          be done by placing two glass            time of
                      passing through the                   prisms side by side.               sunshine.
                      transparent medium.
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