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