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Question
In following diagram shows a thin beam of white light from a source S striking on one face of a prism.
A slit is placed in between the prism and the screen to pass only the light of green colour. What will you then observe on the screen?
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Solution
When a slit is introduced in between the prism and screen to pass only the light of green colour, only green light is observed on the screen.
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