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प्रश्न
Sunlight entering through a narrow aperture falls on a prism. Draw a neat labelled ray diagram to show the formation of the spectrum on a screen. Name the colour obtained nearer the base of the prism.
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उत्तर
The labelled ray diagram showing the formation of the spectrum of sunlight on a screen is given below. The colour obtained nearer the base of the prism is violet.


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संबंधित प्रश्न
In the formation of spectrum of white light by a prism:
which colour is deviated most?
Which of the following colour of white light is least deviated by the prism?
(a) green
(b) violet
(c) indigo
(d) yellow
The splitting up of white light into seven colours on passing through a glass prism is called:
(a) refraction
(b) deflection
(c) dispersion
(d) scattering
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Say TRUE or FALSE
Rainbow is formed by dispersion of which light by water drops
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