DISPERSION OF LIGHT
Colours of light
White light is composed of seven colours
V - violet
I - indigo
B - blue
G - green
Y - yellow
O - orange
R - red
In short, 7 colours of light in order of their wavelength can be called as ‘VIBGYOR’. Each colours of light with their wavelength is given in the table below.
Wavelength of colours in visible spectrum
Composite light
Any light composed of more than one colour is called composite light.
Definition of Dispersion
Dispersion is the phenomenon of splitting up of a composite light into its constituent colours. We can observe dispersion of light when we pass sunlight (white light) through glass prism. Observe the picture below