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Question
Give the meaning of the term VIBGYOR. With which phenomenon is it connected?
Solution
The seven colours of the spectrum of white light is denoted by the term 'VIBGYOR', in which 'V' stands for violet, 'I' for indigo, 'B' for blue, 'G' for green, 'Y' for yellow, 'O' for orange and 'R' for red.
The spectrum of light is connected with the phenomenon of dispersion of light.
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