Question

11. Which tool can be used to separate white light into different colors?
a) Mirror
b) camera
c) prism
d) hammer​

Answer 1

Answer:

Prism can be used to separate white light into different colours

Answer 2

The Correct solution is a prism.

• White light may be broken up into its constituent spectral hues using a dispersive prism.
• It's a light-refracting transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces. Prisms must have at least one angled surface; objects with two parallel surfaces are not prisms.
• As light travels from one medium to another, its speed changes (for example, from air into the glass of the prism).
• The light is refracted and enters the new medium at a different angle as a result of the speed change (Huygens principle).
• The degree of bending of the light path is determined by the angle made by the incident beam of light with the surface, as well as the ratio of the two media's refractive indices (Snell's law).
• Dispersion is a phenomenon in which the refractive index of numerous materials (such as glass) fluctuates with the wavelength or colour of the light employed.
• As a result, the light of different colours is refracted differently and exits the prism at different angles, giving a rainbow effect.