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If red light is absorbed what color is seen?
blue
What happens to the light rays that are not reflected by and object?
that color is absorbed by the object (therefore you don't see that color. Only reflected colors can be seen)
What happens when a substance absorbs light?
When a substance absorbs light the wavelengths that correspond to that color cannot be seen. Only colors that are reflected are visible.
Why can wavelengths of light be seen by humans?
Our eyes can detect them.
Why are sky's blue why not violet?
The white light of the Sun consists of many wavelengths. When seen separately, each wavelength corresponds with a different color. The air molecules and particles of matter that make up our atmosphere scatter some of the Sun's light as it travels to Earth, especially the shorter wavelengths that give us the color blue. Coming to us from all angles in the sky, these light waves make the sky appear blue.
If red light is absorbed what color is seen?
blue
What happens to the light rays that are not reflected by and object?
that color is absorbed by the object (therefore you don't see that color. Only reflected colors can be seen)
What happens when a substance absorbs light?
When a substance absorbs light the wavelengths that correspond to that color cannot be seen. Only colors that are reflected are visible.
When green light is absorbed at 525 NM what is seen?
That depends on what other wavelengths of light are present. You see whatever is left, after the 525-nm green is subtracted from it. If 525-nm green is the only thing there was to begin with, then nothing (black) is seen.
How does sunlight and color relate?
Sunlight contains all the colors (wavelengths) in the visible light spectrum. This is evidenced by the colors seen in rainbows.
Why can wavelengths of light be seen by humans?
Our eyes can detect them.
When sunlight shine on a sweater people see the color of the sweater because?
The sweater absorbs a certain wavelength of light, the light that isn't absorbed is deflected or reflected back to an observer and these are the colours seen. The light that isn't absorbed.
What is the color that makes all colors absorbed?
When all colors are absorbed, the color seen is called "black."
Relationship between color and lambda max?
We can see color in the visible region of the spectrum (400-700 nanometers). If the light absorbed by something is visible, this absorption results in the COMPLIMENT of that color being seen by the human eye. For instance: if the wavelength is 400-424 nanometers, purple is absorbed, and the compliment (opposite) of it is yellow, so you see something that absorbs wavelengths 400-424 nanometers as YELLOW. When you plot value of light absorbed (Y-axis) vs. Wavelength of incident light (X-axis), lambda max is the tallest peak on the graph, explained: let's say that highest peak is at wavelength of 532, this means that most of the light absorbed is of wavelength=532 nanometers, which is green... the complimentary color to green is red... therefore, your eye will see red, not green.
What are the substances that absorb light energy called?
all chemicals that can been seen by the naked eye absorb certain wavelengths of light of the visible light spectrum. it is the light that is absorbed that is what is seen. if a substance (or chemical) were to reflect all wavelengths of light (in the visible spectrum), it would be invisible.
Why do chlorophylls appear green?
Because it is reflecting green waves of light. This is how we see. The light that is reflected from an object is what is seen and the other wavelengths we do n ot see are absorbed by the object.
Why can't blue light be seen at sunset?
its wavelengths are scattered due to Earth's atmosphere
