Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Aptitude Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Physics

Question:

When white light is dispersed into its seven-colour components by a prism, which color of light bends the least?

Options:

Yellow

Violet

Green

Red

Correct Answer:

Red

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → Red

When white light passes through a prism, different colours bend by different amounts due to dispersion.

Red light has the longest wavelength and hence the lowest refractive index, so it bends the least.
Violet light bends the most.