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Grade 12th pass10 grade science

Define the Dispersion of light .

Profile image of Harshit Singh
4 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Yash Patari
4 Years ago
Dear student
The dispersion of light is the phenomenon of splitting of a beam of white light into its seven constituent colours when passed through a transparent medium such as a prism. The refractive index of materials varies with the wavelength (and frequency) of light.