Question

Consider the following statements:

• A. Both the statements are correct, and 2 is not the correct reason of 1.
• B. Both the statements are correct, and 2 is the correct reason of 1.
• C. Both statements are wrong.
• D. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is not.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Both the statements are correct, and 2 is the correct reason of 1.

White light consists of seven recognisable colours. The splitting of white light into these colours is called dispersion. Refraction depends upon the wavelength of light, and since different colours of light have different wavelengths, they are refracted at different angles which results in the visible spectrum.