A narrow beam of white light can be split up into different Colours by a...

PHYSICS
JAMB 1998

A narrow beam of white light can be split up into different Colours by a glass prism. The correct explanation is that

  • A. white light Is an electromagnetic wave
  • B. the prism has all the colours of the white light
  • C. different colours of white light travel with different speeds in glass
  • D. white light has undergone total Internal reflection in the prism

Correct Answer: C. different colours of white light travel with different speeds in glass



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