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Is it true that in the following picture Prism $P_{2}$ is recombination prism?

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The above statement is true.
Prism

P_{2}

is called recombination prism. An experiment is conducted by Newton. Newton took two prisms,

P_{1}

and

P_{2}

, of the same material and having the same refracting angle. He passed light through a slit which fell on the prism

P_{1}

. And he obtained a spectrum (VIBGYOR) on the white screen.
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As shown in the figure, he removed the white screen and placed a second prism,

P_{2}

, in an inverted position. The light coming out of Prims

P_{2}

was almost white. This experiment proved that prism

P_{1}

dispersed white light; this prism is called dispersing prism.

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