When white light passes through a glass prism, it separates out into different colors. Which of the following best explains why this happens?
A. The light is circularly polarized, causing it to spread out when it passes through glass.
B. Different wavelengths of visible light refract at different angles when passing from air to glass.
C. The light passes through tiny holes in the molecules of glass, causing the light to diffract into different colors.
D. White light causes a chemical reaction when it enters glass, causing the glass to emit different colors.

When a beam of light hits glass straight on it passes right through it. But the whites that make up the light actually get sloped down by the glass. And only go back to their normal speed when they come out the other side. That slowing down is what causes white light to split into a rainbow of color whenever it hits glass on an angle. it happens because glass slows some colors of light more than others and because slowing down on an angle causes them to slightly bend. All colors get bend somewhere in between. The reason that different colors get split is because they all have different wavelengths. The longest being red and violet being the shortest. The longer the wavelengths, the slower it is.

shubhamchouhanvrVT shubhamchouhanvrVT · Answer 2 · 2022-04-20T14:44:48+02:00

Different wavelengths of visible light refract at different angles when passing from air to glass.

What is the refraction of light?

Refraction is the bending of light (it also happens with sound, water and other waves) as it passes from one transparent substance into another. This bending by refraction makes it possible for us to have lenses, magnifying glasses, prisms and rainbows.

When a beam of light hits glass straight on it passes right through it. But the whites that make up the light actually get sloped down by the glass. And only go back to their normal speed when they come out the other side.

That slowing down is what causes white light to split into a rainbow of color whenever it hits glass on an angle. it happens because glass slows some colors of light more than others and because slowing down on an angle causes them to slightly bend.

All colors get bend somewhere in between. The reason that different colors get split is because they all have different wavelengths. The longest being red and violet being the shortest. The longer the wavelengths, the slower it is.

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