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Question
What do you understand by spectrum? Name the seven prominent colours in order, as obtained in the spectrum of white light.
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Solution
The spectrum is the colour band obtained on a screen when white light passes through a prism. The seven prominent colours obtained in the spectrum of white light, in order are Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, and Red.
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