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Re: [Phys-l] rainbow



On Mar 27, 2007, at 6:11 PM, Julie Quah wrote:

Dispersion of white light occurs due to different refractive index of each
coloured light. How does that explain the different rainbow colours
observed? Is it because each light enters the eye at different time?

I think it is because light enters the eye at different places. Each part of the retina is exposed to light of different color.
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