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Why does white light split up into different colours while passing through a glass prism?

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asked Jan 20, 2018 in Physics by Kundan kumar (49,132 points) ● 34 ● 435 ● 1341

Why does white light split up into different colours while passing through a glass prism?

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answered Jan 20, 2018 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) ● 8 ● 11 ● 24
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Light of different wavelengths (different colors) present in white light have different speed. Hence, these deviate through different angles inside the prism and get separated.

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