Newton's Prism Experiment Showed That,when a Beam of White Light

question 131

Multiple Choice

Newton's prism experiment showed that,when a beam of white light passes through a prism,the prism:

• A) adds color to the light.
• B) subtracts from the light to allow the previously masked colors to appear.
• C) changes the white light into something completely different so that it could not be re-formed into white light.
• D) causes different colors in the white light to be emitted in different directions.

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