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Which color of light is diffracted at a greater angle from a diffraction grating, red or yellow light?

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The amount of diffraction depends on the wavelength of light, with shorter wavelengths being diffracted at a greater angle than longer ones (in effect, blue and violet light are diffracted at a larger angle than is red light).

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