A glass prism deviates a ray of red light less than a ray of violet light. This observation is best explained by the fact that

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red light has a lower refractive index in glass than violet light. Dispersion occurs because different wavelengths of light have different refractive indices in a medium. Violet light, having a shorter wavelength and higher frequency, has a higher refractive index in glass than red light, causing it to bend more and experience greater deviation. Red light travels f

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A) red light has a higher frequency than violet light in glass

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B) violet light travels faster than red light in glass

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C) red light has a lower refractive index in glass than violet light

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D) violet light undergoes total internal reflection more easily than red light

A glass prism deviates a ray of red light less than a ray of violet light. This observation is best explained by the fact that

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