Question

When the white light is passed through a equilateral prism it splits into seven colours. The phenomena of splitting of white light is called :

• A. $refraction$
• B. $spectrum$
• C. $dispersion$
• D. $scattering$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $dispersion$

$\begin{array}{c}\text{when the white light is passed through a}\\ \text{equilateral prism it splits into seven colours}\\ \text{phenomena of splitting of white light}\\ \text{is called dispersion.}\end{array}$