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Theory of light and color: Newton separated white light into its colors using a __________ __________

(a triangular geometric figure) and proved that ___________ ___________ consists of different colors.
• The corpuscular theory: Newton explained that light is made up of ______________ called corpuscles,
and they move in a _____________ line.
• Newton’s laws of motion: Newton investigated ___________ and ___________.
• The theory of gravity: Newton explained that ___________ was the mutual ______________ of all
matter.

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The diagram from Sir Isaac Newton's crucial experiment, 1666-72. A ray of light is divided into its constituent colors by the first prism (left), and the resulting bundle of colred rays is reconstituted into white light by the second. ... The violet is bent more than the yellow and red, so the colors separate.Newton's Corpuscular Theory Statement

According to the Newton's corpuscular theory: Light is made up of tiny particles called 'corpuscles' having negligible mass. These particles (corpuscles) are perfectly elastic. The corpuscles are emitted from the luminous sources such as Sun, candle, electric lamp etc.

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