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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.
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