Dispersion of White Light by a Glass Prism

Author:Dr. Sunil Kushwaha
10th CBSE
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Dispersion of White Light by a Glass Prism: Overview

This topic describes the phenomenon of dispersion of light a glass prism, and formation of the spectrum of different colours. A lot of examples and illustrations are given for easy understanding of the concepts.

Important Questions on Dispersion of White Light by a Glass Prism

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By placing the prism in minimum deviation position images of the spectrum:

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Two identical prisms ABC and A'B'C' are given. White light is passed through ABC as shown below: Which of the following positions of A'B'C will again yield white light:

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A beam of white light falling on a glass prism gets split up into seven colours marked 1 to 7 as shown m the diagram.

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Which two positions correspond closely to the colour of:  A solution of potassium permanganate? Danger or stop signal lights?

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A beam of white light falling on a glass prism gets split up into seven colours marked 1 to 7 as shown in the diagram. A student makes the following statements about the spectrum observed on the screen:

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The colours at positions marked 3 and 5 are similar to the colour of the sky and the core of a hard-boiled egg respectively.
Is the above statement made by the student correct or incorrect? Justify.

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Describe an experiment to show that different colours of white light can be recombined to form white light.

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Why does dispersion occur only on refraction and not on reflection?