How a Prism Works to Make Rainbow Colors

How prisms work to create a rainbow of colors, the science behind it, using sunlight for the explanation. This includes an explanation of how the electromagnetic waves make up the colors and how the refraction works on entering and leaving the prism glass to separate the visible light into the different colors of the electromagnetic spectrum to produce the rainbow of colors.

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