Question
What is dispersion of light? What is a spectrum?
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Answer
The splitting of light into its component colours is called dispersion.
[The phenomenon of a splitting of white light into its seven constituent colours is called dispersion of white light.]
The band of the coloured components of a light beam is called its spectrum.
[The band of seven colours obtained from the splitting of white light is called the spectrum of white light.]
[The phenomenon of a splitting of white light into its seven constituent colours is called dispersion of white light.]
The band of the coloured components of a light beam is called its spectrum.
[The band of seven colours obtained from the splitting of white light is called the spectrum of white light.]
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