Give one example in nature where we can see the dispersion of white light.

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(N/A) The rainbow formed in the sky after a rainy day is a natural phenomenon that demonstrates the dispersion of white light. When sunlight passes through tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere,these droplets act like small prisms,refracting and dispersing the white light into its constituent seven colors.

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