Single Answer MCQ
Q-00040336

In Newton's experiment with prisms, what did he demonstrate about white light?

1

It cannot be split

2

It consists of multiple colors

3

It only contains red

4

It is absorbed by prisms

Answer and Solution

Answer

B. It consists of multiple colors

Solution:

Newton demonstrated that white light consists of multiple colors by using prisms to show the dispersion of light into a spectrum.

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