The dispersion of white light into a prism into its component colors is due to ____________. Select one: a. The variation among the indices of refraction of the colors of light. b. Polarization of light c. The decrease in the speed of light in the prism d. Total internal reflection

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Dispersion of White Light

Snell’s law is a formula that gives a relation between the angle of incidence and angle of refraction and is given as: