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प्रश्न
What do you understand by the term spectrum? Name the various colours present in the spectrum of sunlight.
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उत्तर
Spectrum is the band of colours obtained on a screen when white light passes through a prism and splits into its constituent colours. The colours of the spectrum are violet (V), indigo (1), blue (B), green (G), yellow (Y), orange (O), and red (R).
The order of the spectrum is VIBGYOR.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A beam of white light is shone onto a glass prism. The light cannot be:
(a) deviated
(b) dispersed
(c) focused
(d) refracted
How does the speed of light determine the optical density of a medium?
An object is placed in front of a converging lens and in front of a diverging lens as in fig.

(a)Complete the ray diagram to obtain an image.
(b)Compare the nature of image formed by both the lenses in the above case.
What do you understand by spectrum? Name the seven prominent colours in order, as obtained in the spectrum of white light.
Write the range of wavelength of the infrared spectrum.
Match the Columns:
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ |
| The wavelength of red light | (a) 600 nm |
| (b) 700 nm | |
| (c) 500 nm |
The splitting of white light into its component colours is called ____________.
Why do we see a rainbow in the sky only after rainfall?
State the colour which bends:
- The most.
- The least while passing through a glass prism.
