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White light is the term used to cover the normal visible (for humans) spectrum, which includes the colors ranging from red to violet. When combined in normal sunlight the human eye does not see separate colors, so the light is called 'white'.

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White light is a combination of all colors in the visible spectrum. When white light passes through a prism, it is separated into its component colors, creating a rainbow effect.

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Light that is a mixture of wavelengths of various colors and is perceived as colorless, as sunlight.

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