Question on: JSS2 Basic science - Light Energy II

Dispersion occurs when light is separated into its constituent colors as it passes through a medium, such as a prism or water droplets. This separation happens because different wavelengths of light bend by different amounts when they enter a medium, causing them to spread out. Dispersion leads to the formation of a rainbow, a natural optical phenomenon, when sunlight is dispersed and refracted by water droplets in the atmosphere, typically after a rain shower.

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