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What Acts as Tiny Prisms in the Formation of a Rainbow? - Science

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 What acts as tiny prisms in the formation of a rainbow?

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 Raindrops act as tiny prisms in the formation of a rainbow.

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पाठ 6: The Human Eyes And The Colorful World - Exercise 4 [पृष्ठ २८९]

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लखमीर सिंह Physics (Science) [English] Class 10
पाठ 6 The Human Eyes And The Colorful World
Exercise 4 | Q 27.3 | पृष्ठ २८९

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Study the following diagrams in which the path of a ray of light passing through a glass prism as traced by four students P, Q, R and S is shown:

The student who has traced the path correctly is

(A) P

(B) Q

(C) R

(D) S


Draw a diagram to show how white light can be dispersed into a spectrum by using a glass prism. Mark the various colours of the spectrum.


The coloured light having the maximum speed in glass prism is:
(a) blue
(b) green
(c) violet
(d) yellow


The seven colours in the spectrum of sunlight in order, are represented as :


State the speed of light in (a) air, (b) water, and (c) glass


Out of air and glass, which is optically rarer? Give reason.


A ray of white light is passed through a glass prism and a spectrum is obtained on a screen.

  1. Name the seven colours of the spectrum in order.
  2. Do the colours have the same width in the spectrum?
  3. Which of the colour of the spectrum of white light deviates (i) the most, (ii) the least?

If a monochromatic beam of light undergoes minimum deviation through an equiangular prism, how does the beam pass through the prism, with respect to its base?


A wave has wavelength 50Å of State the speed in vacuum.


Which characteristic property of light is responsible for the blue colour of the sky?


State two properties of ultra-violet radiations which differ from visible light.


State two uses of ultraviolet radiation.


What do you understand by spectrum? Name the seven prominent colours in order, as obtained in the spectrum of white light.


Distinguish between an impure spectrum and a pure spectrum.


In the figure, a beam of light consisting of three colours blue, red, and yellow is incident on a prism and on a rectangular glass block respectively. Complete the diagram by drawings of the refracted and emergent rays.


Draw a neat and labelled diagram for dispersion of light.


Say TRUE or FALSE

Rainbow is formed by dispersion of which light by water drops


When white light enters a glass prism from the air, the angle of deviation is least for ____________.


The splitting of white light into its component colours is called ____________.


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