The splitting of light into its colours is referred to as?

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Dispersion

Total internal refractive index

answer is D.

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Concept: Total internal reflection is the total reflection of light from a higher refractive index medium to its medium at an angle greater than a critical angle.

When a light wave reaches an impediment or a slit in diffraction, it bends around the corners of the b

arrier or aperture. As a result, it is a wave phenomena.

Dispersion of light: The breaking of white light into its constituent spectrum as it travels through a glass prism is known as dispersion of light.

Sunlight is divided into seven distinct colours: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red (VIBGYOR).

A rainbow is a natural phenomena that demonstrates dispersion.

We may conclude from the preceding discussion that light dispersion is the splitting of light into its constituent colours. As a result, option 4 is right.

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