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True or False. The different colours of the white light travel with the same velocity.

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Question

True or False.

The different colours of the white light travel with the same velocity.

True or False
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Solution

This statement is false.

Explanation:

Different colours travel at different speeds inside a medium like glass. Red light travels the fastest, and violet light travels the slowest, which causes white light to split into a spectrum.

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Chapter 6: Spectrum - EXERCISE [Page 151]

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Lakhmir Singh Physics [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 6 Spectrum
EXERCISE | Q 3. | Page 151
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