Browse by Stream
QnA
Home

Get Answers to all your Questions

header-bg qa
  • Home
  • School
  • What happens to a beam of white light when it gets refracted through a glass prism ? Which colour deviates the most and the least after refraction through a prism ? What is likely to happen if a second identical prism is placed in an inverted position

What happens to a beam of white light when it gets refracted through a glass prism ? Which colour deviates the most and the least after refraction through a prism ? What is likely to happen if a second identical prism is placed in an inverted position with respect to the first prism ? Justify your answer. 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Answers (1)

When beam of a light gets refracted through a glass prism it splits into seven colours namely - violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red(VIBGYOUR0

The colour deviates most - Violet

The colour deviates least - red

When a second identical prism is placed in an inverted position with respect to the first prism the seven colours disappear and converted into white beam of light.

 

Posted by

Sumit Saini

View full answer

Similar Questions

Trending Articles/News

anam-khan

CBSE Result 2025: DigiLocker access code out; schools to download for Class 10, 12 students
anam-khan

CBSE Class 10, 12 result process revised; answer book photocopy now comes before re-evaluation
anam-khan

CBSE Class 10 result 2025 not expected this week, 'confirms' Board amid ruckus over result date

Latest Question