The splitting up of white light into its 7 constituent colors is called Dispersion.
The seven colors are
- V iolet
- I ndigo
- B lue
- G reen
- Y ellow
- O range
- R ed
In this post, we look at some examples of Dispersion of Light
Formation of Rainbow
We observed that after Rain, when Sunlight passes through the water droplets, we get a Rainbow
Dispersion of White Light in a prism
When White Light passes through a prism, it splits into 7 colors
Dispersion of light on a CD
On a Compact Disk, CD... we observe that Light disperses into 7 different colors
Dispersion due to Oil on Road
When there is Oil Spilled on Road, we can sometimes see the different colors of white light
Dispersion in a Diamond
When light passes through a diamond, the light splits into different colors