The different colors revealed as white light passes through a prism represent A) different temperatures of white light. B) different amounts of energy in white light. C) different levels of refraction in white light. D) different levels of absorption in white light.

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Aidan Martinez

24 February, 17:39

The different colors revealed as white light passes through a prism represent A) different temperatures of white light. B) different amounts of energy in white light. C) different levels of refraction in white light. D) different levels of absorption in white light.

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Mya Meza · Answer 1

I think it is C. Different levels of refraction in white light. This is the article that I found on Google but I think that it is C because of this article;

These colors are often observed as light passes through a triangular prism. Upon passage through the prism, the white light is separated into its component colors - red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet. The separation of visible light into its different colors is known as dispersion.