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Why do different colors deviate at different angles when passing through a prism?

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  1. Different colors deviate at different angles when passing through a prism because different colors have different wavelengths.
  2. Due to the different wavelengths, they travel through the glass at different speeds, and hence glass has a different refractive index for different colors.

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