White light splits into different colors through a prism and this phenomenon is known as dispersion of light.

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Statement 1: When white light ray passes through a prism it disperses into seven different colours, and this phenomenon is called dispersion.

Statement 2: Refraction depends upon the wavelength of light and since different colours have different wavelengths, they are refracted at different angles and so they are split into the colour spectrum.

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