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What do you mean by dispersion of light ? What is a spectrum of light? Name the different colours of light in the proper sequence in the spectrum of white light.
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What do you mean by dispersion ? Name the different colours of light in the proper sequence in the spectrum of white light.

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The process of separation of light into its component colours while passing through a medium is called dispersion of light.
The band of coloured components of a light beam is called spectrum.
The different colours of light in the spectrum of white light are violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red.
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