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Which color of visible light bends at the sharpest angle when refracted by raindrops to form a rainbow?
Answer
Violet
Violet light has a shorter wavelength than the other visible colors, causing it to refract at a steeper angle inside water droplets and appear on the rainbow's inner edge.
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Red appears on the outside of rainbows and violet inside—yet violet light bends more sharply than red, creating a counterintuitive display.
Other options people guess
- Red
- Yellow
- Green
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- physics
- rainbows
- refraction
- light
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