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Q. Statement I When white light passes through a prism, bending of red component is most but for the violet it is least.
Statement II Red colour travels faster than violet in glass.

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When white light pass through a prism, bending of red component of white light is least while it is most for the violet. Equivalently, red light travels faster than violet light in a glass prism.

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