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Dispersion of Light

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Blue light is made to fall on a prism. What color would you observe on the other side of the prism?

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Band of 7 colors

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Blue light

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White light

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Can’t say

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Solution

The correct option is B
Blue light

As a prism does not create any color of its own, the blue light will come out from the other side of the prism.

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