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Question
When a white light ray falls on a prism, the ray at its first surface suffers ______.
Options
No refraction
Only dispersion
Only deviation
Both deviation and dispersion
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Solution
When a white light ray falls on a prism, the ray at its first surface suffers both deviation and dispersion.
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