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if lens behave like prism and disperse light then why person using glass on eye can't see colour being dispersed?​

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Answer:

A prism can disperse light into different colors when the light enters the prism at a "fixed" angle - light coming in, perhaps, thru a narrow slit

If light can enter at all angles, then dispersion occurs at all angles and no dispersion can be seen

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