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What do you understand by the term spectrum?
Explain the term spectrum.
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Solution
The colour band obtained on a screen on passing white light through a prism is called the spectrum. It consists of seven constituent colours in the order of VIBGYOR (Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, and Red).
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