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Questions
A ray of white light is passed through a glass prism and a spectrum is obtained on a screen.
- Name the seven colours of the spectrum in order.
- Do the colours have the same width in the spectrum?
- Which of the colour of the spectrum of white light deviates (i) the most, (ii) the least?
A spectrum is produced on a screen when a ray of white light travels through a glass prism. What are the seven colours of the spectrum (in order)? Do these colours of light have the same width in the spectrum? Name the colour of the spectrum that deviates the most and the least.
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Solution
- Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, and Red.
- No, different colours have different widths in the spectrum.
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- The violet colour deviates the most.
- The red colour deviates the least.
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