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The cause of dispersion of light is

A

All the colors of light travel with the speed more than the speed of light.

B

All the colors have different angles of deviation.

C

All the colors do not travel with the same speed of light.

D

All the colors have the same wavelength

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C
The various colours of white light have different extent of refraction in a medium. All of colours of light do not travel with same speed in the medium which is the cause of dispersion of light,
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