Question

How many surfaces bound a prism?How many refractions does a beam of white light suffer when it is passed through a prism?

Answer 1

Red light suffers the least amount of deviation and violet the most. When a white light is made to pass through a prism, formation of a spectrum of seven colors occurs showing white light is a combination of seven separate colors. Prism only acts as a medium for the dispersion of light made of the seven colors.

Answer 2

Answer:Prism is bounded by 5 surfaces

Explanation:Two triangular and 3 rectangular surfaces in a triangular prism

A white light passing through a triangular Prism undergoes 2 rarefaction