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What happens when light enters a prism is the light is broken up into all its natural colors. Hence what happens when you see a rainbow, all the little rain drops act as a prism.
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What kinds of prisms are there?
There's the rectangular prism, the triangular prism, hexagonal prism, pentagonal prism, the cube, and the octagonal prism.
What is a prism an example of?
A Triangular Prism A Rectangular Prism An Octogonal Prism (basically 3D Shapes)
What does a triangular prism have that rectangular prism does not have?
a triangular prism has to triangular bases while a rectangular prism has a rectangle as the bases.
What are three examples of prism shapes?
Cylinder (circular prism) Cube (square prism) Cuboid (rectangle prism)
How many fewer faces does a rectangular prism have then a pentagonal prism?
A rectangular prism has 6 faces. A pentagon prism has 7 faces. Therefore a rectangular prism has one less face than a pentagonal prism.
What will happen the ray is shone at the prism?
when the ray is shone at the prism, refraction occurs and the light will split into it's original colour.
Why are there lots of colors in a rainbow?
A rainbow occurs when a wave of light is filtered through a prism, in most cases, raindrops. The prism then separates the light into all of the colors from which it is comprised.
What is the minimum index of refraction for a glass or plastic prism to be used in binoculars so that total internal reflection occurs at 45 degrees?
The minimum index of refraction for a glass or plastic prism to be used in binoculars so that total internal reflection occurs at 45 degrees is 1.414
How rainbows form?
When the sun is out and it is raining a rainbow occurs.
What is the name of a 6 edged prism?
There is no 6-edged prism. The simplest prism, a triangular prism, has 9 edges.There is no 6-edged prism. The simplest prism, a triangular prism, has 9 edges.There is no 6-edged prism. The simplest prism, a triangular prism, has 9 edges.There is no 6-edged prism. The simplest prism, a triangular prism, has 9 edges.
Why does dispersion take place in only a prism and not in a glass slab?
The light strikes on one surface of the prism undergoes refraction and passes through the glass of the prism, and when emerges out, it refracts again. This causes the dispersion of the light and splits the light into its constituent colours. The degree of bending depends on the angle at which the ray of light enters and leaves the faces of the prism. The faces of the prism are not parallel to each other. For a glass slab, the opposite faces of the slab are parallel. So only a slight deviation occurs.
Is a hexagonal prism a prism?
Yes, a hexagonal prism is a type of prism.
How are a triangular prism and a rectangular prism are they different?
a triangular prism is different from a rectangular prism because: their names are different a triangular prism has a triangle for its' base a rectangular prism has a rectangle base a triangular prism has less sides than a rectangular prism a rectangular prism has more sides than a triangular prism
When was Prism - Prism album - created?
Prism - Prism album - was created in 1977.
Water vapor acts like a prism and can break up white light into different colors to cause a rainbow to appear?
Yes, water vapor can act like a prism. A rainbow is caused by raindrops, not by vapor. When light enters a raindrop at an angle to its surface, different colors refract at different angles as in a prism. A reflection occurs at the far side of the drop, and more refraction occurs as the light exits the drop, to be seen by your eye. Multiple reflections inside the drop are the cause of multiple ("double", even "triple") rainbows.
What is area of prism 5cm 4cm 3cm?
It depends on the prism. Is it a triangular prism, a rectangular prism, a pentagonal prism... etc..
What kinds of prisms are there?
There's the rectangular prism, the triangular prism, hexagonal prism, pentagonal prism, the cube, and the octagonal prism.
