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प्रश्न
Define the term dispersion of white light.
What is a dispersion of white light?
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उत्तर
The splitting of a beam of white light into its seven constituent colors, when it passes through a glass prism, is called the dispersion of light.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
(i) A ray of white light breaks up into its components while passing through a glass prism. Draw a ray diagram to show the path of rays.
(ii) Mark the least deviated colour in your diagram
(iii) Why do different coloured rays deviate differently in a prism?
Draw a diagram to show the refraction of light through a glass prism. On this diagram, mark
(i) incident ray
(ii) emergent ray, and
(iii) angle of deviation.
The colour of white light which suffers the maximum bending (or maximum refraction) on passing through a glass prism is:
(a) yellow
(b) orange
(c) red
(d) violet
In an experiment to trace the path of a ray of light through a triangular glass prism, a student would observe that the emergent ray
(a) is parallel to the incident ray.
(b) is along the same direction of incident ray.
(c) gets deviated and bends towards the thinner part of the prism.
(d) gets deviated and bends towards the thicker part (base) of the prism.
While performing the experiment to trace the path of a ray of light passing through a glass prism, four students marked the incident ray and the emergent ray in their diagrams in the manner shown below. 
(A) I
(B) II
(C) III
(D) IV
Which characteristic property of light is responsible for the blue colour of the sky?
Write the range of wavelength of the visible spectrum.
Write the range of wavelength of the ultraviolet spectrum.
The splitting of white light into its component colours is called ____________.
State True or False:
"Wavelength of red light is close to 700 nm.”
