A prism can split light up into its colors because the speed of the different colors of light in glass varies slightly, with purple being the slowest, and red the fastest. White light is shined through a prism, which of the following describes the light that emerges from the prism? After passing through the triangular prism, the light becomes triangular shaped The light splits into its colors, with purple bending the most Only white light emerges from the prism O The light splits into its colors, with purple bending the least

A prism can split light up into its colors because the speed of the different colors of light in glass varies slightly, with purple being the slowest, and red the fastest. White light is shined through a prism, which of the following describes the light that emerges from the prism? After passing through the triangular prism, the light becomes triangular shaped The light splits into its colors, with purple bending the most Only white light emerges from the prism O The light splits into its colors, with purple bending the least

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter27: Wave Optics

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Problem 36P

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