Question

What is dispersion of light? How can white light be dispersed into its constituent colours​

Answer 1

Answer:

When white light is passed through a glass prism it splits into its spectrum of colours (in order violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red) and this process of white light splitting into its constituent colours is termed as dispersion.

Answer 2

Explanation:

•Dispersion of light:-

When white light is passed through a glass prism it splits into its spectrum of colours (in order violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red) and this process of white light splitting into its constituent colours is termed as dispersion.

•How can white light be dispersed into its constituent colours?

--A glass prism is used to disperse white light. ... Then, the different colors of light bend again because of the refraction caused by the second rectangular surface. In this way, white light gets split into its component colors upon passing through a glass prism.