What is the spreading of white light into its full spectrum of wavelengths called?
radiate
condensation
saturation
dispersion
25.5 Dispersion: The Rainbow and Prisms • The spreading of white light into its full spectrum of wavelengths is called dispersion. • Rainbows are produced by a combination of refraction and reflection and involve the dispersion of sunlight into a continuous distribution of colors. • Dispersion produces beautiful rainbows but also causes problems in certain optical systems.