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Dispersion of white light by a glass prism occurs becaus

A.
A white light consists of a mixture of seven different colours
B.
Refractive index of glass is different for each consitituent for each colour
C.
The speed of each colour of light in for each colour
D.
speed of each colour of light in the glass is proportional to the angle of refractive index of glass

Answer: D

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