Fig. 2 (b) You send white light through the prism. Why does the prism split white light into its individual colours (Fig

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Fig. 2 (b) You send white light through the prism. Why does the prism split white light into its individual colours (Fig

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Fig. 2 (b) You send white light through the prism. Why does the prism split white light into its individual colours (Fig. 2)? How do we call this effect and what is its physical origin? Does the strength of splitting depend on the prism material?
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