Question

the Splitting of white light into different colours on passing through a prism is called​

Answer 1

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These colors are often observed as light 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 as dispersion......✅

Answer 2

The splitting of white light into different colours on passing through a prism is called as Dispersion .

The band of 7 colours that is formed during splitting is called as Spectrum .

And thus , the phenomenon of splitting of white light into its constituent colours that is seven colours is called as Dispersion of light .

★ Why do we see a rainbow ?

When a water droplet which acts as a prism gets sun light passing through it which is white light forming seven constituent colours on to the sky acting as a seven coloured band which we called as rainbow .

In this way we see a rainbow on a sunny as well as rainy day .

The seven colours formed are :

• Violet
• Indigo
• Blue
• Green
• Yellow
• Orange
• Red