Dispersion of light
3.2.4What the syllabus asks of you
- Describe the dispersion of light as illustrated by the refraction of white light by a glass prism
- Know the traditional seven colours of the visible 3 Recall that visible light of a single frequency is spectrum in order of frequency and in order of described as monochromatic wavelength
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Chapter 3: Dispersion of light
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