Question

Define Dispersion of light

Answer 1

These colors are often observed aslight passes through a triangular prism. Upon passage through the prism, the white light is separated into its component colors - red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet. The separation of visible light into its different colors is known asdispersion.

Answer 2

The dispersion of light is the phenomenon of splitting of a beam of white light into its seven constituent colours when passed through a transparent medium. It was discovered byIsaac Newton in 1666