what is dispersion of light?

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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 & the procedure...
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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 & the procedure is known as dispersion of light. read less
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The process of splitting of white light into seven colours is called dispersion of light.
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Dispersion is nothing but the separation of white light into its component colors - red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet.
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The separation by the refraction of light or of other radiation into various components of different wavelengths EX:WHITE LIGHT on dispersion exhibits VIBGYOR colour
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The separation of white light into its constituent colors, viz Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, is called Dispersion of Light. It happens whenever white light passes through a prism.
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The separation/splitting of Visible(White) lights into its own constituent(individual seven color) colour is called as Dispersion of light.
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When white light passes through a prism it gets separated into its constituent wavelengths(i.e. 7 colours VIBGYOR). This is called dispersion of light.
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