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JAMB Physics 1988 Question 34

Question 34

Dispersion of Light and Colours

When white light is dispersed by a spectrometer, the component having the shortest wavelength is

  1. A.orange
  2. B.green
  3. C.violet
  4. D.red.
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Answer: C (violet)

Explanation

Violet has the shortest wavelength of visible light and red the longest.