AIIMS 2004
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2004
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Wave Optics
AIIMS 2004 · Physics · Wave Optics
When a compact disc is illuminated by a source of white light,...
When a compact disc is illuminated by a source of white light, coloured lines are observed. This is due to
Options
- Adispersion
- Bdiffraction
- Cinterference
- Drefraction.
Correct answer
B. diffraction
Step-by-step solution
In compact disc colour results due to phenomenon of diffraction, in which small ripples on the surface of it break up white light into the colour of rainbow.