Why a rainbow consists of a pattern of seven colours?

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Solution

White light consists of seven colours.
All the different colours have different wavelengths.
When white light passes through a prism it disperses into its constituent colours.
A rainbow is formed by the dispersion of white sunlight.
After getting dispersed from a water droplet, sunlight splits into seven constituent colours.
Hence, a rainbow consists of a pattern of seven colours.

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