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How many colours are there in white light?Name the various colours of white light.

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White light is a composition of seven colours.
These are violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red, collectively known as VIBGYOR.
Spectrum of white light consists of sever colour bands. Each band consists of some range of wavelengths or frequencies.

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