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Disperion of light is caused due to...

Disperion of light is caused due to

A

intensity of light

B

density of medium

C

wavelength

D

None of these

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The spliting of white light into its constitutent colour is called dispersion of light. In this phenomenon, different colours contained in white emerge from the glass prism in different directions due to the different wavelengths.
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