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Rakesh wanted to do the prism experiment, he took a prism and passed a monochromatic light through the prism. Which of the following phenomenon would he observe?

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Dispersion

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Refraction

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Diffraction

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None of them

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Solution

The correct option is B Refraction
He will only be able to see the refraction of the light through the prism, not the dispersion because the source of light he is using is monochromatic.
Monochromatic light has only a single wavelength.

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