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What is dispersion?
Physics
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High School (9–10)
Optics › Prisms and Dispersion of Light
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What is dispersion?
The spreading of light in all directions by dust
The splitting of white light into its colours
The bouncing back of light from a surface
The bending of light at a surface
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