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NDA 2017 GAT · General Knowledge · Light and Optics · easy

When white light passes through a glass prism, the colour that deviates the least is

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When white light passes through a glass prism, the colour that deviates the least is
  1. A. violet
  2. B. green
  3. C. red
  4. D. blue
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Answer: (C) red

Different colours have different wavelengths and the refractive index of glass is smallest for the longest wavelength. Red has the longest visible wavelength, so it bends the least, and violet with the shortest wavelength bends the most. This dispersion produces the spectrum with red at the top and violet at the bottom, as seen in a rainbow.
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