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what prisim seperates all of the colors from white ligth
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A dispersive triangular prism — typically a glass (or quartz) triangular prism — separates white light into its component colors.
Why: the index of refraction of the prism material depends on wavelength (normal dispersion), so different colors bend by different amounts when entering and leaving the prism (Snell’s law). Violet bends most, red least, producing a spectrum. (A diffraction grating can also separate colors, often more precisely than a prism.)
Why: the index of refraction of the prism material depends on wavelength (normal dispersion), so different colors bend by different amounts when entering and leaving the prism (Snell’s law). Violet bends most, red least, producing a spectrum. (A diffraction grating can also separate colors, often more precisely than a prism.)
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