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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
The path of a ray of light passing through a glass prism is shown below:

In this diagram, the angle of prism, angle of incidence, angle of emergence and angle of deviation, respectively, have been represented by:
(A) O, Y, Z and N,
(B) P, Y, M and Z,
(C) O, X, M and Z,
(D) P, X, Z and N.
In the formation of spectrum of white light by a prism:
- which colour is deviated least?
- which colour is deviated most?
What acts as tiny prisms in the formation of a rainbow?
Which of the following colour of white light has the least wavelength?
(a) red
(b) orange
(c) violet
(d) blue
In the spectrum of white light by a prism, the colour at the extreme end opposite to the base of prism is ______.
The wavelength range of white light is ______.
The sunlight can be split into its constituent colors using ______.
When white light enters a glass prism from the air, the angle of deviation is least for ____________.
dispersive power of crown glass? Given that µv = 1.5230, µr = 1.5145
When sunlight passes through water droplets in the atmosphere it gets dispersed into its constituent colours forming a rainbow. A similar phenomenon is observed when white light passes through a prism.
Which colour will show the maximum angle of deviation and which colour will show the minimum angle of deviation?
