Question

Explain the phenomenon of dispersion of light.

Answer 1

Answer:

Hey mate here is your answer......

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. ... He passed a beam of sunlight through a glass prism. The glass prism split the light into a band of seven colours on his wall.

Hope it helps you......

Answer 2

Dispersion of light is a phenomenon when white light is passed through a glass prism it splits into 7 colours.

The colours are:

• violet
• indigo
• blue
• green
• yellow
• orange
• red

In other words, when light splits into its 7 constituent colours, it is known as dispersion.

Figure:

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NOTE: SEE WEB VERSION FOR FIGURE (IN CASE YOU CANT SEE THE FIGURE).

Dispersion can happen when a medium changes the direction and wavelength of light. Examples of such mediums are prisms, raindrops, etc.

Regards,

Sujal Sirimilla

ex-brainly star.