when a beam of light is passedthrough a glass prism it split in to its component colours why

when a beam of light is passedthrough a glass prism it split in to its

1.	when a beam of light is passedthrough a glass prism it split in to its component colours why
Answer» Due to refraction of light or scattering of light Due to refraction , the white light splits into 7 different colours when it is passed through a glass prism... It splits the colour in the order = Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange,Red....