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प्रश्न
What is understood by the term dispersion of light? What is its cause?
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उत्तर
The splitting of white light into its constituents colours when white light passes through a prism is called dispersion of light.
The cause of dispersion is the deviation of light of different colours through different angles, by a prism.
संबंधित प्रश्न
How does the deviation produced by a triangular prism depend on the colours (or wavelengths) of light incident on it?
In following figure shows a thin beam of white light from a source S striking on one face of a prism.

Complete the diagram to show effect of prism on the beam and to show what is seen on the screen.
In following diagram shows a thin beam of white light from a source S striking on one face of a prism.

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