Physics dispersion

define secondary colors of light

They are colors formed by mixing primary colors

define primary colors of light

They are colors that cannot be obtained by mixing other colors of light

why does it happen

This is because the different colors of white light bend towards the normal through different angles when entering and leaving the prism.

what are the secondary colors of light

cyan, magenta, yellow

what is the splitting of white light called

dispersion

what is used to split light into different colors

prism

what are the primary colors of light

red, green, blue

what are the spectrum of colors

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet

how can we see the colour of light

we can see the colour of light as it reflects that colour into our eyes eg. white light falls = object absorbs all colours and reflects green only