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What is the term for splitting white light in to the different colors of light?

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Dispersion

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Dispersion is the phenomenon of the splitting of the light into its constituent colors when it passes through the prism. White light is composed of seven colors which are Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, written in the form of increasing wavelength. When the light passes through the prism it splits into these seven colors.

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