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"which phenomenon of light explains the separation of light into colors in a rainbow
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"which phenomenon of light explains the separation of light into colors in a rainbow

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Separation of light into different color is called "dispersion". Rainbow, comes from refraction and reflection of sunlight, in the falling raindrops, which means that that the refractive index of water depends on the wavelength of light.
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