How does refraction cause the emission spectrum through a prism?
Is it right to say that: the different light wavelengths bend different amounts in the prism, which we see as different colours?
2007-02-13 18:39:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
That is exactly correct. The differing refraction of different colors is called dispersion.
2007-02-13 18:43:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is because the refraction index of the prism is wave length dependent. So different wave length experience different refraction index thus go through different angles and different passes. Red light usually has minimum refracted angle and violet has the most.
2007-02-13 22:13:04 · answer #2 · answered by felicitymadness 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course It's right, The prism causes different colors to refract in different angles.
2007-02-13 18:46:57 · answer #3 · answered by QQ dri lu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋