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In the figure given below, a narrow beam of white light is shown to pass through a triangular glass prism. After passing through the prism, it produces a spectrum XY on the screen.(i) Name the phenomenon. (ii) State the colours seen at X and Y. (iii)Why do different colours of white light bend at different angles through a prism?

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(i) The phenomenon is called dispersion. 

(ii) X — Violet Y — Red 

(iii) Different colours of white light bend through different angles with respect to the incident beam of light due to difference in speed of light of different wavelengths. 



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