A Prism Splits White Light
- Physics
- Class 5–8
- 3D model
- AR card
- English
Follow white light through a prism into a colour spectrum.
The 3D viewer and AR open with a free Lably account.
Also called
light prism
What to look for
- White light contains a range of colours.
- Light changes direction when it crosses between air and glass.
- In ordinary glass, violet light bends more than red light.
Try this
Find the least-bent and most-bent outgoing colours.
Topics
About this model
A GLB file of about 167 KB, 3,600 triangles, shown in Lably's 3D viewer and, on a phone, placed in your room with AR. Credit: Lably-authored schematic teaching model. See /ar-library/credits.html.
