Experiment 01

Dispersion of White Light by a Triangular Prism

Tune the controls and watch a beam of white light split into the seven VIBGYOR colours. Violet bends the most, red the least — because each colour travels at a different speed inside the glass.

SRCSCREENNi = 45°A = 60°base
Violetδ ≈ 40.2°
Greenδ ≈ 39.3°
Redδ ≈ 38.7°