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Explain dispersive and non-dispersive medium.

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Solution :The variation of refractive index with wavelength MAY be more pronounced in some media than the other. In vacuum of course, the speed of light is independent of wavelength.
Thus, vacuum (or air approximately) is a non dispersive medium in which all colours travel with the same speed.
This also follows from the fact that sunlight reaches US in the FORM of WHITE light and not as its components. On the other hand, GLASS is a dispersive medium.


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