When white light passes through a prism or a lens, which wavelengths of light are deflected most by the glass?

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Shorter wavelengths (such as blue and violet) are deflected more by the glass than longer wavelengths (such as red and orange). This is why we see a rainbow of colors when white light passes through a prism, with the shortest wavelengths bending the most and the longest wavelengths bending the least.

When White Light Passes Through a Prism or a Lens