There are 4 lessons in this physics tutorial covering Dispersion of Light. The tutorial starts with an introduction to Dispersion of Light and is then followed with a list of the separate lessons, the tutorial is designed to be read in order but you can skip to a specific lesson or return to recover a specific physics lesson as required to build your physics knowledge of Dispersion of Light. you can access all the lessons from this tutorial below.
In this Physics tutorial, you will learn:
- What is dispersion of light?
- Which light colour experiences dispersion?
- Why does light experience dispersion?
- What is an example of natural dispersion of light?
- What are the primary colours of light?
- What light colours are considered as secondary and tertiary?
- How do we use prisms to produce dispersion of light?
Introduction to Dispersion of Light
Have you ever seen a rainbow in the sky? When does it occur? Why?
Which light do you think includes all colours? Explain.
How can you split the white light into colours?
Have you ever heard the term "dispersion"? What does it mean?
Try to answer the above questions but do not consider this as an obligation. It is OK even if you don't known the answers. You will have chance to know them by the end of this tutorial.
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Optics Learning Material| Tutorial ID | Physics Tutorial Title | Tutorial | Video
Tutorial | Revision
Notes | Revision
Questions |
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| 12.5 | Dispersion of Light | | | | |
| Lesson ID | Physics Lesson Title | Lesson | Video
Lesson |
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| 12.5.1 | Recap of Visible Light and Its Colours | | |
| 12.5.2 | The Meaning of Dispersion | | |
| 12.5.3 | Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Colours of Light | | |
| 12.5.4 | Totally Reflecting Prisms | | |
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