NEWTON'S COLOUR DISC

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When a newton's disc is rotated at a very high speed , why do the colours mix up and finally appear white???

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jinia pal ·2013-09-21 04:53:46

A Newton's disc is a disc with segments in rainbow colors. When the disc is rotated, the colors fade to white. In this way, Issac Newton demonstrated that white light is a combination of seven colors found in a rainbow. This is due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision.

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Asmita Chatterjee THANKS A LOT.I THINK THIS CLEARS MY DOUBTS.
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jinia pal welcome...:D
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Debjit Kumar Mondal ·2013-10-09 19:27:47

Thank u
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jinia pal very good!!!
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jinia pal you are welcome!!
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