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Question
A beam of white light is shone onto a glass prism. The light cannot be:
(a) deviated
(b) dispersed
(c) focused
(d) refracted
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Solution
focussed
A beam of white light when shone on to a glass prism can be deviated, dispersed or refracted, but it cannot be focussed.
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