Question

what is dispersion of light? ​

Answer 1

Dispersion of light can be described as the scattering of light.

• The splitting of white light when it passes through a prism is referred to as dispersion of light.
• The seven colours to which the white light is dispersed are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
• Dispersion of light is caused by the change of speed of light ray (resulting in angle of deviation) of each wavelength by a different amount.