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Are liquids visible

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9y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

Depends on which liquid you are talking of. Colored liquids are obviously easily seen. Transparent liquids like water may not be surely seen but they often reflect light and show properties like diffraction which allows you to sense its presence.

Diffraction is the phenomena in which light waves are bent by an obstacle through which it passes. You may have noticed that when you fill a bucket with water, the bucket appears shallower than it really is. This is diffraction of light by water.

Therefore, there is often an indirect way to see invisible liquids.

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