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Can you guess now, why light splits into different colours when it passes through a prism ?

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Due to dispersion of light and different wavelength of colours in medium.
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  • When a white light passes through a hollow prism, then

    A
    There is no dispersion and no deviation
    B
    Dispersion but no deviation
    C
    Deviation but no dispersion
    D
    There is dispersion and deviation both

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