Question

The white light consists of violet, indigo, _________, green, yellow, ______ and red colours.

• A. Blue
• B. Orange

Answer 1

• When white light passes through a prism it splits into seven colours i.e, violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red(VIBGYOR).
• White light consists of seven colours i.e, violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red.
• The phenomenon of splitting of white light into its constituent colours is called dispersion of light.

Hence, The white light consists of violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red colours.