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When white light passes through a prism a rainbow is formed because?

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These colors are often observed as light passes through a triangular prism. Upon passage through theprism, the white light is separated into its component colors - red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet. The separation of visible light into its different colors is known as dispersion.
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