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Question
In the figure given alongside, a narrow beam of white light is shown to pass through a triangular glass prism. After passing through the prism, it produces a spectrum YX on the screen.
Why do different colours of white light bend through different angles with respect to the incident beam of light?
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Solution
Different colours of white light bend at different angles with respect to the incident beam of light. This is because different colours have different wavelength.
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Study the following figure in which a student has marked the angle of incidence (∠i), angle of refraction (∠r), angle of emergence (∠e), angle of prism (∠A) and the angle of deviation (∠D). The correctly marked angles are
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(b) ∠A, ∠i and ∠r
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(B) ∠i and ∠e
(C) ∠i, ∠e and ∠D
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