6 - Spectrum
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Practice Questions
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What are the seven colors in the visible spectrum?
💡 Hint: Recall the acronym VIBGYOR.
What is dispersion?
💡 Hint: Think of how light changes when passing through glass.
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What is the order of colors in the visible spectrum?
💡 Hint: Remember the colors of a rainbow.
True or False: Red light bends the most when passing through a prism.
💡 Hint: Consider which colors have longer wavelengths.
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How would you experimentally determine the refractive index of different colors of light using a prism? Outline your approach.
💡 Hint: Use a beam of white light and different filters to isolate colors.
If a prism could be designed to separate light differently, what implications would this have on fields such as photography or astronomy?
💡 Hint: Consider how optics can influence the clarity and detail in imaging.
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