Refraction by a Trianglar Prism
AQA AS-level PhysicsOpticsLesson 4 of 27
Different wavelengths refract to different extents so white light will split into its constituent colours when refracted by a triangular prism.
This is called dispersion. Violet light refracts the most as it has the shortest wavelength. Red light refracts the…
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