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What is the order of colours shown up when white light hits a prism?

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It is Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet. The colours are in order from longest wavelength to shortest.

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The order of the colors is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet. Violet light has the higher frequency and red the lower frequency.

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It's all about the frequency (or how fast the light moves)

The order of the colours; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet.

Violet has the highest frequency and red has the lowest.

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Try this handy mnuemonic to help you remember the order of the colours:

Richard

Of

York

Gave

Battle

In

Vain

(The first letters prompt you to remember the colour)


Some people prefer Roy G. Biv (Click for a fun song)

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I remember this as Roy G Biv - Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet.

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