When white light passes through a glass prism, it splits into colours. Arrange the following colours from the one that bends the least to the one that bends the most:
1. Violet
2. Yellow
3. Red
4. Blue
5. Green
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → 3, 2, 5, 4, 1
In the spectrum (VIBGYOR), red bends the least and violet bends the most; the other colours lie in between in the spectrum order:
3. Red — Bends the least; it is at the top of the spectrum.
2. Yellow — Bends a little more than red (orange lies in between).
5. Green — Bends more than yellow.
4. Blue — Bends more than green.
1. Violet — Bends the most; it is at the bottom of the spectrum.