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Dispersion of White Light by Glass Prism

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A ray of white light falls on a prism. Draw a ray diagram to show that the prism disperses the white light.

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Ray diagram showing dispersion of white light by prism:

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When a white light ray falls on a prism, the ray at its first surface suffers :

(a) no refraction

(b) only dispersion

(c) only deviation

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