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A beam of white light passing through a hollow prism give no spectrum.

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Light travels from air to air in case of hollow prism. No refraction and no dispersion occur. The glass slabs forming the prism are very thin and permit the rays to pass undeviated. Hence a hollow prism gives no spectrum.
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