After Observing the Effect of Passing Light Through a Prism,Newton

question 39

Multiple Choice

After observing the effect of passing light through a prism,Newton proposed in 1672 that white light was composed of ___ fundamental colors.It was later proven false by the ___.

• A)3,opponent process theory
• B)5,trichromatic theory
• C)7,trichromatic theory
• D)9,retinotopic theory

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