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Question
The splitting of white light in to seven colors is called ______.
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Solution
The splitting of white light in to seven colors is called dispersion.
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A student traces the path of a ray of light through a triangular glass prism for different values of angle of incidence. On analyzing the ray diagrams, which one of the following conclusions is he likely to draw?
(A) The emergent ray is parallel to the incident ray.
(B) The emergent ray bends at an angle to the direction of the incident ray.
(C) The emergent ray and the refracted ray are at right angles to each other.
(D) The emergent ray is perpendicular to the incident ray.
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A ray of light moving from an optically rarer to a denser medium
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In the following diagram, the correctly marked angles are
(A) All
(B) Only ∠i and ∠A
(C) ∠i, ∠r and ∠A
(D) ∠i, ∠A and ∠D
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