What is a prism?
Question asked by: Madhav
Asked on: 14 Feb 2009
A prism is a device usually made of glass that will split light into its constituent parts.
For instance white light will get split into the red orange yellow green blue indigo and violet of the rainbow.
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Replied at: 19 Feb 2009
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