Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Light

Light — practice question

White light is incident on a glass prism. The light emerging from the opposite side of the prism is split into colours. Which row gives the correct description of what happens?

  • Apath taken by the light: diagram 1; colour 1: red; colour 2: violet
  • Bpath taken by the light: diagram 1; colour 1: violet; colour 2: red
  • Cpath taken by the light: diagram 2; colour 1: red; colour 2: violet
  • Dpath taken by the light: diagram 2; colour 1: violet; colour 2: red

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