Question

Splitting of light when it passes through prism is called as?

Answer 1

1. Dispersion is defined as the phenomenon of splitting visible white light into its components.
2. When white light passes through a prism, white light splits into seven different rays of light.
3. These seven different colours are violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red.
4. This is clear that white light is made of seven different colours which get separated when the white light is passed through the prism.
5. So it is a phenomenon of dispersion of light.

Hence, splitting of light when it passes through a prism is called dispersion.