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Dispersion of White Light through Prism

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What are the different colours that make up white light? [2 MARKS]

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Name of the seven colours : 2 Marks

White light breaks up into seven different colours when it passes through a glass prism. The colours are Violet, Indigo. Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red, commonly referred to as VIBGYOR.

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