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When a compact disc is illuminated by a source of white light, coloured lines are observed. This is due to

A

Dispersion

B

Diffraction

C

Interference

D

Refraction

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B
In compact disc colour results due to phenomenon of diffraction,in which smaal ripples on the surface of it break up white light into the colour of rainbow.
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