Which of the following phenomena is $NOT$ involved in the formation of a rainbow?

  • A
    Reflection
  • B
    Refraction
  • C
    Dispersion
  • D
    Absorption

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Light coming from the sun is white light and contains seven colours.

$A$ beam of white light falling on a glass prism gets split up into seven colours marked $1$ to $7$ as shown in the diagram.
$(a)$ The colours at positions marked $3$ and $5$ are similar to the colour of the sky and the colour of gold metal respectively. Is the above statement made by the student correct or incorrect? Justify.
$(b)$ Which of the above shown positions corresponds approximately to the colour of:
$(i)$ a brinjal
$(ii)$ danger signal
$(iii)$ neel (indigo) which is applied to clothes
$(iv)$ orange

Draw a ray diagram showing the refraction of light through a glass prism and mark the following:
$(a)$ Incident ray
$(b)$ Emergent ray
$(c)$ Refracted ray
$(d)$ Angle of incidence
$(e)$ Angle of deviation
$(f)$ Angle of emergence

The figure below shows a glass prism placed in the minimum deviation position. $A$ ray of monochromatic light is incident on its face $AB$. Copy the diagram and show the refracted and the emergent ray. Mark the angle of deviation. State any two factors on which the angle of deviation depends.

Explain the refraction of light through a triangular glass prism using a labelled ray diagram. Hence,define the angle of deviation.

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