Newton's prism experiment showed that,when a beam of white light passes through a prism,the prism:
A) adds color to the light.
B) subtracts from the light to allow the previously masked colors to appear.
C) changes the white light into something completely different so that it could not be re-formed into white light.
D) causes different colors in the white light to be emitted in different directions.

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Newton's prism experiment showed that when a beam of white light passes through a prism, the prism causes different colors in the white light to be emitted in different directions. This happens due to the phenomenon of refraction, where different colors of light refract at slightly different angles when passing through a medium, such as a prism. This causes the colors to separate and be visible as a spectrum of colors, ranging from violet to red. The prism does not add color to the light or change it into something completely different, and it does not subtract from the light to reveal previously masked colors.

Newton's Prism Experiment Showed That,when a Beam of White Light