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The splitting up of white light into seven colours on passing through a glass prism is called ______.

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The splitting up of white light into seven colours on passing through a glass prism is called ______.

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  • refraction

  • deflection

  • dispersion

  • scattering

  • reflection

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The splitting up of white light into seven colours on passing through a glass prism is called dispersion.

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