{"id":3237,"date":"2023-01-09T10:13:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T10:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=3237"},"modified":"2025-01-01T11:36:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T11:36:34","slug":"s-11-d-dispersion-of-white-light-by-a-glass-prism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/s-11-d-dispersion-of-white-light-by-a-glass-prism\/","title":{"rendered":"s-11.d Dispersion Of White Light By A Glass Prism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Dispersion Of White Light By A Glass Prism<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-36dce3b5d8a769fca29ca1d6990a0e17\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#dfc816\"><strong>Introduction:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dispersion is the phenomenon where white light separates into its constituent colors when it passes through a transparent medium like a glass prism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170608.736-1-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16987\" style=\"width:436px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170608.736-1-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170608.736-1-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170608.736-1-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170608.736-1-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170608.736-1-1568x980.png 1568w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170608.736-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sir Isaac Newton was the first to experimentally demonstrate this phenomenon in the 17th century.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#dfc816\"><strong>Prism:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A glass prism is a transparent optical element with two flat surfaces and three rectangular sides.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170438.322-1-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16985\" style=\"width:432px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170438.322-1-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170438.322-1-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170438.322-1-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170438.322-1-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170438.322-1-1568x980.png 1568w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170438.322-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Light enters one face of the prism, bends at the first surface, and exits through the other surface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#dfc816\"><strong>Dispersion of Light:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>White light is a combination of different colors of light, each with a different wavelength.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When white light enters a prism, it slows down and bends (refracts) at the surface.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Different colors of light have different wavelengths, so they bend by different amounts, causing them to spread out or disperse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170337.439-1-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16983\" style=\"width:432px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170337.439-1-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170337.439-1-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170337.439-1-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170337.439-1-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170337.439-1-1568x980.png 1568w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170337.439-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#dfc816\"><strong>Colors of the Spectrum:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As white light passes through a prism, it separates into a spectrum of colors in a specific order: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This sequence of colors is often remembered using the acronym &#8220;ROYGBIV.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-98-2-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16968\" style=\"width:474px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-98-2-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-98-2-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-98-2-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-98-2-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-98-2-1568x980.png 1568w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-98-2.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#dfc816\"><strong>Explanation of Dispersion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The bending of light in a prism is due to a change in its speed as it travels from air (lower refractive index) to glass (higher refractive index).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The shorter the wavelength of light, the more it bends or refracts, causing the dispersion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#dfc816\"><strong>Dispersion Angle:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The angle at which different colors are dispersed is known as the dispersion angle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170252.516-1-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16981\" style=\"width:460px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170252.516-1-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170252.516-1-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170252.516-1-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170252.516-1-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170252.516-1-1568x980.png 1568w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-2025-01-01T170252.516-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The dispersion angle is largest for violet light and smallest for red light.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#dfc816\"><strong>Recombination of Colors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When the dispersed colors exit the prism, they can be recombined to form white light by passing through another prism in an inverted position.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-100-1-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16979\" style=\"width:478px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-100-1-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-100-1-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-100-1-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-100-1-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-100-1-1568x980.png 1568w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-100-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#dfc816\"><strong>Applications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dispersion is used in devices like spectroscopes to analyze the composition of light sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-99-1-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16977\" style=\"width:438px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-99-1-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-99-1-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-99-1-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-99-1-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-99-1-1568x980.png 1568w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-99-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It&#8217;s also essential in the functioning of optical instruments like binoculars and cameras.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-95-3-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16974\" style=\"width:422px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-95-3-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-95-3-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-95-3-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-95-3-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-95-3-1568x980.png 1568w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-design-95-3.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#dfc816\"><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dispersion of white light by a glass prism demonstrates how different colors of light interact with matter and is a fundamental concept in optics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/83074\/463\/596\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-42.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-42.png 500w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-42-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-42-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/81513\/057\/720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-41.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-41.png 500w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-41-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-41-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dispersion Of White Light By A Glass Prism Key Notes Introduction: Prism: Dispersion of Light: Colors of the Spectrum: Explanation of Dispersion: Dispersion Angle: Recombination of Colors: Applications: Conclusion: Let&#8217;s 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