Dispersion occurs when white light passes through a rectangular prism, resulting in the separation of light into its constituent colors. The phenomenon is contingent upon the angles at which light enters and exits the prism. When the sides of the prism are at different angles, the emerging light ray will not remain a single white light ray but will instead split into seven distinct colors, demonstrating the principles of refraction and wavelength dependency.
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