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Why the sunlight is referred to as white light?

Important Questions on Light

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A mixture of red, yellow and violet light is incident on one face of a prism, at an angle of incidence of 50°. The angle of emergence of the red beam from the other face is 58.56°. If the angular dispersion of the emerging beam is 4.62°, then
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When white light passes through the prism, colour which deviates the least is:
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When white light is incident on a blue pigment, which colours are reflected? 

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In which colour have maximum dispersion
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Which is the following colourful patterns is due to diffraction of light?
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Formation of rainbow involves
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The danger signals installed at the top of tall buildings are red. These can be easily seen from a distance because among all other colours, the red light
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The coloured substances which are used as a paint are known as pigments. In order to obtain various pigments, the subtractive method is used for mixing the pigments. Which of the following colour is not absorbed by yellow and blue pigments?
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The separation of a beam of light into its constituent wavelengths is called
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Find the odd one out from the following.
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Draw the following.

A rainbow

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What are the seven colours that we see in a rainbow?
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Name all the colours present in white light, starting from red, in proper order.
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Name the natural phenomena which is caused by the dispersion of light.
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Name the following:
Sometimes we see this after the rains ______.
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Draw a neat diagram to show (a) how white light gets dispersed, (b) dispersed light reunites to form white light.
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Name the natural phenomenon which is caused by the dispersion of light.
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What are the conditions required for the formation of a rainbow?
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When do we see a rainbow?
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Explain the process of rainbow formation.