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When white light passes through a__________it breaks up into the color spectrum.

a) Prism
b) Mirror
c) Lens
d) Filter

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Final answer:

A prism causes dispersion of white light into a continuous spectrum of colors, and a blue filter allows blue light to pass through by reflecting it.

Step-by-step explanation:

When white light passes through a prism, it breaks up into the color spectrum. This phenomenon is called dispersion and is due to the fact that different frequencies of light have different refractive indices. As a result, when white light enters the prism, it is refracted (bent) by different amounts for each color, causing them to spread out and form a continuous spectrum of colors, from violet to red. This action is similar to how a rainbow is created by dispersion of light through raindrops.

As per the GRASP CHECK question, the correct answer is:
Explain why only light from a blue bulb passes through the blue filter.
b. A blue filter reflects blue light.

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