Use the diagram below to answer the questions that follow: Name the experiment above. Name the components of the white light draw in order how it is dispersed. state one function of the prism

Here are the answers to your homework questions:

1. The experiment shown is the dispersion of white light by a prism.

2. The components of white light, drawn in order as it is dispersed from top to bottom (least refracted to most refracted), are:

• Red
• Orange
• Yellow
• Green
• Blue
• Indigo
• Violet

3. One function of the prism is to disperse white light into its constituent colors.