Dispersion of Light and Rainbow Formation
Students will study the dispersion of white light through a prism and the formation of rainbows.
Key Questions
- Explain why different colors of light refract at different angles through a prism.
- Analyze the conditions necessary for the formation of a rainbow.
- Predict how the order of colors in a rainbow would change if water had an anomalous dispersion.
CBSE Learning Outcomes
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