Question

Explain the set-up used by Newton to obtain a spectrum​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Newton took a glass prism and passed white light through it and from the other face of prism dispersed light came out. ... He simply used a glass made prism and let the sunlight to be passed from that prism ,which created a simple light spectrum of seven colours (VIBGYOR).

Answer 2

Question:-

Explain the set-up used by Newton to obtain a spectrum?

Answer:-

Sir Isaac Newton showed that when a thin ray of light passed through a triangular piece of glass known as prism, the light split into seven colors called spectrum. He allowed a thin beam of light to fall on a prism kept in a dark room. After passing through the prism, the light split into seven different colors, namely violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red, collectively  known as spectrum.

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