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When white light enters a prism, it gets...

When white light enters a prism, it gets split into its constituent colours. This is due to:

A

High density of prism material

B

Refractive index, different for different wavelenghts.

C

Diffraction of light

D

Velocity changes for different frequencies.

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B
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