Cambridge IGCSE Physics
3.2.4Dispersion of light
Dispersion of light in Cambridge IGCSE Physics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 3.2.4.1Describe the dispersion of white light by a glass prism.
- 3.2.4.2Know the seven traditional colours of the visible spectrum in order of frequency and of wavelength.
- 3.2.4.3Supplement: know that light of a single frequency is called monochromatic.
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