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A prism is a clear glass pyramid with identical faces. What happens when white light is shined on a prism?

A.
The prism refracts the light, breaking it into its different wavelengths and making a rainbow.

B.
The prism reflects the light, shifting the wavelength and turning all red.

C.
The prism absorbs the light, breaking it into it different wavelengths and showing no light.

D.
The prism reflects the light, shifting the wavelength and turning all blue.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A. The prism refracts the light, breaking it into its different wavelengths and making a rainbow.

Explanation: different wavelengths travel at slightly different speeds in glass, so they refract by different amounts (dispersion), spreading white light into its component colors.