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What is dispersion of light?

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the splitting of light into its different components (ROYGBIV) is called dispersion of light.

eg: a prism is used to disperse light into its different components.

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Relevant answers:

Define dispersion of light?
Dispersion is the spliting up of light when it is taken through a prism which makes a whole new variety of colours
What is another word for light dispersion?
ray spread
Where dispersion of light use?
it is used in rainbow
What is dispersion of white light?
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What is the dispersion of white light?
dispertion of white light is a splitting or separation of white light into its coloured components.