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===Meaning=== | ===Meaning=== | ||
| − | [[File:PrismPicture.png|right|300px|thumb|A [[glass]] [[prism]] with a [[Light Ray|ray]] of white [[light]] being split into the colours of the [[spectrum]].]] | + | [[File:PrismPicture.png|right|300px|thumb|A [[glass]] [[Prism (Physics)|prism]] with a [[Light Ray|ray]] of white [[light]] being split into the colours of the [[spectrum]].]] |
| − | A | + | A '''prism''' is a [[transparent]] [[solid]] block with a triangular base. |
===About Prisms=== | ===About Prisms=== | ||
| − | : | + | : '''Prisms''' show how white [[light]] is made of many different [[colour]]s. |
: The different colours all [[refraction|refract]] by a different amount, causing them to split. | : The different colours all [[refraction|refract]] by a different amount, causing them to split. | ||
| − | When | + | When [[White Light|white light]] enters a '''prism''' it is split into a [[spectrum]] of 7 [[colour]]s: |
*Red | *Red | ||
*Orange | *Orange | ||
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|[[File:PrismDiagram.png|center|500px]] | |[[File:PrismDiagram.png|center|500px]] | ||
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| − | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A diagram of a | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[diagram]] of a '''prism''' showing how [[White Light|white light]] is made of the 7 [[colour]]s of the [[spectrum]]. |
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| + | ==Key Stage 4== | ||
| + | ===Meaning=== | ||
| + | [[File:PrismPicture.png|right|300px|thumb|A [[glass]] [[Prism (Physics)|prism]] with a [[Light Ray|ray]] of white [[light]] being split into the colours of the [[spectrum]].]] | ||
| + | A '''prism''' is a [[transparent]] [[solid]] block with a triangular base. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===About Prisms=== | ||
| + | : '''Prisms''' show how white [[light]] is made of many different [[colour]]s. | ||
| + | : '''Prisms''' can be used in [[spectroscope]] to perform a [[chemical]] analysis. | ||
| + | : The different colours all [[refraction|refract]] by a different amount, causing them to split. | ||
| + | When [[White Light|white light]] enters a '''prism''' it is split into a [[spectrum]] of 7 [[colour]]s: | ||
| + | *Red | ||
| + | *Orange | ||
| + | *Yellow | ||
| + | *Green | ||
| + | *Blue | ||
| + | *Indigo | ||
| + | *Violet | ||
| + | |||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |[[File:PrismDiagram.png|center|500px]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[diagram]] of a '''prism''' showing how [[White Light|white light]] is made of the 7 [[colour]]s of the [[spectrum]]. | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | ===References=== | ||
| + | ====AQA==== | ||
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| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158770/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158770&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ec31595e720e1529e49876c3866fff6e ''Prism, page 226, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/019835939X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=019835939X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=57e96876985fc39b1a3d8a3e3dc238b6 ''Prisms, pages 26, 205, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851370/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851370&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=01c69b0ae058f809cf636033e6ba793e ''Prisms, splitting of white light, pages 207-8, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA ''] | ||
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| + | ====Edexcel==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120223/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120223&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=068ecf40278c32406a7f1c6e66751417 ''Prisms, page 56, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel ''] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====OCR==== | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359837/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359837&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=3c4229e8b023b2b60768e7ea2307cc6f ''Prisms, pages 164, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR ''] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:31, 18 December 2019
Contents
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A prism is a transparent solid block with a triangular base.
About Prisms
- Prisms show how white light is made of many different colours.
- The different colours all refract by a different amount, causing them to split.
When white light enters a prism it is split into a spectrum of 7 colours:
- Red
- Orange
- Yellow
- Green
- Blue
- Indigo
- Violet
 |
| A diagram of a prism showing how white light is made of the 7 colours of the spectrum. |
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A prism is a transparent solid block with a triangular base.
About Prisms
- Prisms show how white light is made of many different colours.
- Prisms can be used in spectroscope to perform a chemical analysis.
- The different colours all refract by a different amount, causing them to split.
When white light enters a prism it is split into a spectrum of 7 colours:
- Red
- Orange
- Yellow
- Green
- Blue
- Indigo
- Violet
|
| A diagram of a prism showing how white light is made of the 7 colours of the spectrum. |
References
AQA
- Prism, page 226, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Prisms, pages 26, 205, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Prisms, splitting of white light, pages 207-8, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA