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in Class 10 by kratos

In the given figure, a narrow beam of white tight is shown to pass through a triangular glass prism. After passing through the prism it produces a spectrum XY on a screen.
(a) State the colour seen at X and Y.
(b) Why do different colours of white light bend through different angles with respect to the incident beam of light?

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by kratos
 
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(a) X-Violet, Y-Red
(b) Different colors of white light bend through different angles with respect to the incident beam of light due to the difference in speed of light of different wavelengths.

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