How can you show that visible light is made up of many different wavelengths?

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Daniel L.
Jan 26, 2017

By using a prism. See explanation.

Explanation:

If a visible light goes through a prism it different wavelengths (i.e. different colours) go out at different angles, so you can see all colours in the light that went in the prism.

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