After observing the effect of passing light through a prism,Newton proposed in 1672 that white light was composed of ___ fundamental colors.It was later proven false by the ___.
A)3,opponent process theory
B)5,trichromatic theory
C)7,trichromatic theory
D)9,retinotopic theory

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Newton proposed that white light was composed of 7 fundamental colors, corresponding to the colors of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet). This was later proven false by the trichromatic theory, which states that there are only 3 primary colors (red, green, and blue) that combine to form all other colors.

After Observing the Effect of Passing Light Through a Prism,Newton