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What do you mean by dispersion? Name the different colours of light in the proper sequence in the spectrum of light.

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The phenomenon of splitting of white light in component colours is called dispersion.The band of seven colours seen is called spectrum.
Proper sequence of spectrum of light is VIBGYOR (Violet,Indigo,Blue,Green,Yellow,Orange,Red) .

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