When you shine a white light through a prism the light is split into the different colors of the rainbow what are the colors that make up this spectrum

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Giovanni Morris

1 January, 23:03

When you shine a white light through a prism the light is split into the different colors of the rainbow what are the colors that make up this spectrum

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Rey Shaffer · Answer 1

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.

Explanation:

These are the colors that light takes on when split using a prism. These are the same colors that are in a rainbow. You can remeber these colors using this acronym:

R. O. Y G. B. I. V

It's kinda like a name!

Leticia Blackburn · Answer 2

The answer will be red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet