Question

Dispersion of light can be defined as the separation of white light into its constituent colours.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Dispersion of light can be defined as the separation of white light beam into its constituent colours: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet. Dispersion happens when white light is passed through a prism. Dispersion of light occurs because light travels with different speeds in different media.