{"id":133629,"date":"2022-03-03T23:40:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T18:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/?p=133629"},"modified":"2024-07-10T13:04:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:34:12","slug":"hecw-dispersion-of-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/class-10\/physics\/eye\/hecw-dispersion-of-light\/","title":{"rendered":"HECW \u2013 Dispersion of light"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' style='display:block'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/class-10\/physics\/eye\/hecw-dispersion-of-light\/#What_is_the_Dispersion_of_light\" title=\"What is the Dispersion of light?\">What is the Dispersion of light?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/class-10\/physics\/eye\/hecw-dispersion-of-light\/#What_is_the_Refraction_of_light\" title=\"What is the Refraction of light?\">What is the Refraction of light?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/class-10\/physics\/eye\/hecw-dispersion-of-light\/#Why_does_refraction_occur\" title=\"Why does refraction occur?\">Why does refraction occur?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dispersion of Light<\/li>\n<li>Refraction of Light<\/li>\n<li>Occurrence of Refraction of Light<\/li>\n<li>Occurrence of Dispersion of Light<\/li>\n<li>Summary<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s Next?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the previous segment, we learnt about <strong>Newton\u2019s prism experiments. <\/strong>In this segment, we will learn about the dispersion of light.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Dispersion_of_light\"><\/span>What is the Dispersion of light?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>White light from the sun is composed of seven different colours which can be split using a prism. This process is called the dispersion of light.<\/li>\n<li>This happens due to the refraction of light.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-133626 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img-1646330496985.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img-1646330496985.jpg?v=1646330498 538w, https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img-1646330496985-300x183.jpg?v=1646330498 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dispersion of light<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Refraction_of_light\"><\/span>What is the Refraction of light?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Refraction of light is the bending of light when it passes from one medium to another.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For example, if the light is travelling from air to water, then it bends in the water. This is why the pencil appears to be broken when placed inside the water.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-133627 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img-1646330496988.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"481\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img-1646330496988.jpg?v=1646330498 481w, https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img-1646330496988-300x190.jpg?v=1646330498 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Refraction of Light<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_refraction_occur\"><\/span>Why does refraction occur?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Consider a glass slab and assume a ray of light is incident on it at a point.<\/li>\n<li>After refraction, we see the light bends because of the change in its speed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For instance, the speed of light is lesser in glass than in air. And hence when it goes from air to glass, its speed decreases and it bends towards the normal.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Similarly, when it is going from glass to air, its speed increases and it bends away from the normal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-133628 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img-1646330496990.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img-1646330496990.jpg?v=1646330498 391w, https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img-1646330496990-300x285.jpg?v=1646330498 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bending of light<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Dispersion of Light Refraction of Light Occurrence of Refraction of Light Occurrence of Dispersion of Light Summary [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"HECW \u2013 Dispersion of light","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"HECW \u2013 Dispersion of light | Class 10 Physics Eye","custom_permalink":"class-10\/physics\/eye\/hecw-dispersion-of-light\/"},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - 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