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The World of Colours and Vision

Kerala Board · Class 10 · Physics

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Refraction Through Glass Prism

  • When light passes through a prism, it bends towards the base due to refraction at both surfaces
  • Deviation occurs at both the entry and exit faces of the prism
  • The amount of deviation depends on the angle of incidence and refractive index
2

Dispersion of Light and Spectrum

  • White light is composite light containing all colors from violet to red
  • Dispersion is the splitting of white light into its component colors
  • Different colors have different wavelengths and undergo different amounts of deviation
3

Rainbow Formation

  • Rainbow forms due to combined effect of refraction, dispersion, and internal reflection in water droplets
  • Rainbow is always seen opposite to the Sun's direction
  • Primary rainbow shows colors from red (outer) to violet (inner)
4

Recombination of Light and Newton's Disc

  • Dispersed colors can be recombined to form white light using identical prism in reverse
  • Newton's color disc demonstrates that white light contains all spectral colors
  • When rotated rapidly, the disc appears white due to persistence of vision

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When white light passes throughRainbow is formed by combined effectPrimary colours of lightWhen light encounters small particlesObjects appear coloured because they reflect

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