alleryThe phenomenon of dispersion was first scientifically demonstrated by:
AIsaac Newton
BC V Raman
CAlbert Einstein
DJames Maxwell
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Isaac Newton
1. Isaac Newton used a glass prism to obtain the spectrum of sunlight.
2. He further showed that the spectrum could be recombined into white light.
3. This established that white light is composed of seven colours.
_Source: syllabus Science, Ch 10 "The Human Eye and the Colourful World", §10.4_
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