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What absorbs incident light?

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Anything dark

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What color will absorb the most light energy?

Black absorbs all of the incident visible light. That's why it looks black.


Do opaque object absorbs all the incident light on it?

Be careful not to confuse: Opaque objects are those that do not allow light to pass through it, but they can reflect light. It is BLACK objects that absorb all the incident light on it. To conclude, opaque objects do not necessarily absorb all the incident light on them but black objects ABSORB all the incident light on them (and are, of course, opaque)


Does the moon absorbs the light from the sun?

Just like any other dark grey object, the moon absorbs most of the sunlight incident on it, and reflects the rest.


Does a solution that reflects white light absorb all wave lengths?

If it absorbs all wavelengths then, by definition, it does not reflect any of the incident light. If it reflects all the incident light, then non is absorbed. The solution could also absorb some and reflect some (with different wavelengths).


What object absorbs all incident light?

An ideal black body would do that. In nature, the only actual such body would be a black hole.


Is a bloom is a substance that absorbs light?

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What does incident light that falls on an object do to the electrons in the atoms of an object?

When a photon of energy falls on an electron bound inside an atom, the electron absorbs the energy and is emitted from the atom.


What happens when an object absorbs light?

when an object absorbs light we canoot see light from the other side


Why do light colors absorb less heat than dark colors?

Colors that appear light appear that way because they absorb less of the incident light, and reflect more of it to you.Colors that appear dark appear that way because they absorb more of the incident light, and reflect less of it to you.


Black surfaces absorbs light?

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What happen to a molecule when it absorbs uv light?

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