Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in The EM Spectrum.
The separation of white light into its constituent colours due to different wavelengths refracting by different amounts.
Dispersion appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Light and the electromagnetic spectrum, especially The EM Spectrum and Velocity Differences.
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