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Does the red shirt absorbs red light?

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no, it reflects red light

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What happens to light rays that allow you to see colors?

When light hits a surface, some 'colors' are absorbed while others are reflected. The reflected colors are the ones you see. A red shirt absorbs all light except red which the red shirt reflects. A shirt that looks white reflects all light and absorbs none. A shirt that looks black absorbs all light and reflects none. this is why a white shirt will keep you cooler on a hot day.


Why does a green shirt look black in red light?

The reason the shirt appears red in white light is because it is absorbing all other colours apart from red which it is reflecting into your eyes. When in a green light there is no red component of the light to be reflected so the shirt absorbs all the available light which makes it appear black.


Why does a red shirt look black in blue light?

Well, why do you call it a red shirt ? Could it be because it absorbs all colors of light except red, so that when white light shines on it, all colors except red soak into the shirt, and red is the only light left to travel from the shirt to your eye ? If that is so, then what happens if no red light shines on the shirt ? Is there any light left to travel to your eye ? No ? Well then, what color do you see if no light travels from the shirt to your eye ? I hope Socrates would be proud.


What wave length light is reflected from a red shirt?

the wavelength of red light i.e. 700 nm is reflected from red shirt. this follows the fact that a body absorbs those light radiations which it does not contain and reflects the ones it contains. eg. the red t shirt would absorb a green or a blue radiation but when red light falls on it, it gets reflected.


Why does a shirt look red when its held up to white light?

When beams of light strike a surface, part of the light is often absorbed. The surface may also absorb some colors and reflect others. For example, a red shirt reflects red light but absorbs all the other colors in the spectrum. In other words, the shirt looks red because we see red light reflected from its surface.


Why can our eyes see the color of our friend's shirt?

Light that hits the shirt absorbs most of the color and reflects another color. For example, light hits a your shirt. It absorbs all of your colors except one (red, orange, yellow, blue, indigo, purple) and reflects green. So what everybody (who can see color) will see is green.


Which reflects more light a black shirt or a white one?

A white shirt reflects light while a black one absorbs it.


Why does red appear red when light falls on it?

It absorbs non-red light and reflects red light.


An object that reflects red light and absorbs other colors?

An object that reflects red light and absorbs GREEN COLOUR.


Why is a red shirt black when it is dark?

A shirt appears red because it reflects red wavelengths from light which falls on it. If it is dark then there is no incident light and so red light for the shirt to reflect to your eyes.


When a continuous spectrum of light passes through a red filter the red absorbs the red wavelengths true or fasle?

No, the red absorbs all the colors in the light exceptred.


How does the color of shirt affect the amount of heat it absorbs?

It depends on how much light it absorbs, and what kinds. A black shirt absorbs more heat because it is not reflecting any light. a white shirt on the other hand reflects most of the light that hits it. When light is absorbed into something like a shirt, that light energy is transformed into mostly heat energy. So light is either absorbed and turned into heat, or reflected into your eyes. Different colors can have an effect depending on the kinds of light in a light source. You wont notice a huge difference in the sun though.