The splitting of white light in to its component colours is called

dispersion

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refraction

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scattering

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tyndall effect

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dispersion

The splitting of white light in to its component colours is called dispersion.

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The splitting of white light into its component colours is called dispersion.

In Tyndall effect, the colour of light that is scattered depends on

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(1) The phenomenon of splitting of light into its component colours is _______

(2) Very fine particles mainly scatter _______ light.

(3) The phenomenon of change in the _______ of light when it passes from one transparent medium to another is refraction.

(4) The refractive index depends upon the _______ of propagation of light in different media.

State True or False:

The splitting of white light into its component colours is called dispersion.

Tyndall effect is the scattering of light by _________.

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