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Figure 10.2 Specially coloured anti-glare<br />

glasses help people who have difficulty reading<br />

or driving at night.<br />

D2 Quick Lab<br />

What Is White Light Made Of?<br />

Purpose<br />

To observe the components of white light<br />

Materials & Equipment<br />

• ray box with one slit<br />

• equilateral glass prism<br />

• white paper<br />

CAUTION: Do not shine bright light into anyone’s eyes.<br />

Procedure<br />

1. Set the prism upright on the desk so that the<br />

rectangular sides are vertical.<br />

2. Place the ray box about 20 cm away from the<br />

prism so that the ray shines on the prism.<br />

3. Slowly rotate the prism. Observe the direction of<br />

light that emerges from the prism.<br />

4. Hold a piece of white paper in the path of the<br />

light emerging from the prism about 50 cm away<br />

from the prism. Observe.<br />

5. If you do not see anything interesting, try rotating<br />

the prism again.<br />

Figure 10.3 A dentist uses ultraviolet light to set a filling.<br />

Figure 10.4 An equilateral prism<br />

Questions<br />

6. (a) What colours did you see when light from the<br />

ray box shone through the prism?<br />

(b) What is the order of the colours?<br />

(c) How easily could you determine where one<br />

colour ended and another colour began?<br />

7. Where do you think the colours came from in<br />

step 4?<br />

8. Where have you seen prisms or objects that<br />

remind you of prisms in your day-to-day life?<br />

Light is part of the electromagnetic spectrum and travels in waves.<br />

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