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All objects absorb, reflect, and/or transmit light of specific colors. Generally, we cannot see absorbed light, but we can see reflected and transmitted light, and it is this selectivity of which colors are reflected or transmitted that give objects their color.
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A green sofa, for example, absorbs all colors exceptgreen, which it reflects. When white light strikes the sofa, only the green component of the white light reflects off the sofa, and so we observe that the sofa is green.
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Similarly, if we were to put a red filter over a traffic light, the filter will absorb all colors except red, and it will allow only red light to pass through the filter. So when that specific traffic light is energized, we see only red light.
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Some objects, such as glass and air, transmit all visible colors - that is, clear glass and air are transparent to all visible colors. We would categorize such items as colorless.
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What gives an object its color?
light that is reflected is what our eyes see. light is made up of all the colours of the spectrum. each 'colour' has its own wavelength say for example a pear, which is green. we see green because the object has absorbed all the other 'colours' and has reflected only the green colour wavelength, which reaches our eye colour receptors and we see green
How do colored objects look under colored lights?
If the light is or contains the colour the object it is striking, then the object will appear to be the colour it originally is. If the light is not or does not contain the colour the object it is striking, then object will appear black. This is because an object will only reflect the light that is the same colour as it, all other light is absorbed. For example: Red, yellow, magenta, and white light will make a red object appear red as they all contain red light. Blue, green and cyan light will make a red object appear black.
What colour will a cyan object appear if only magenta light was shone on it?
A purple colour will be formed
What colour would a red object seem to look like if you only shined green light on it?
The object would be black, because red cannot reflect green light so no colour is reflected of the object.
What gives the color to the light in the bulb?
There is resistance in the light bulb which gives it its colour (the orange bulb) but in the white bulb (tbh don't know what is it called) it contains neon which gives it its white colour
How can i change my eyes colour?
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How does the colour of the opaque object effect the colour of the shadow?
It does not.
Is the color of an object the sum of the color it will reflect or transmit?
The colour an object appears to be is the colour of the light it is reflecting.
Is color a property of an object?
Yes. The colour of an object is determined by what frequenc(y/ies) of electromagnetic wave it emits in the visible spectrum. The colour of an object is a physical property of that object.
What gives an object its color?
light that is reflected is what our eyes see. light is made up of all the colours of the spectrum. each 'colour' has its own wavelength say for example a pear, which is green. we see green because the object has absorbed all the other 'colours' and has reflected only the green colour wavelength, which reaches our eye colour receptors and we see green
What gives an object colors?
light that is reflected is what our eyes see. light is made up of all the colours of the spectrum. each 'colour' has its own wavelength say for example a pear, which is green. we see green because the object has absorbed all the other 'colours' and has reflected only the green colour wavelength, which reaches our eye colour receptors and we see green
What substance gives plants their green colour?
Chlorophyll is the substance that gives plants their green colour.
Is it true that the color an object appears to be is the color of light that is absorbs?
NO it is not true an OBJECT appears colour because it reflect that colour
Why does a bull gets angry when it sees the red cloth?
The colour of the object has object has nothing to do with it. Bulls will charge at the movement of the fabric, not the colour.
What are pigments in biology?
Something that gives another thing its colour eg. Chlorophyll gives plants its green colour.
What is soloar energy?
Solar Energy is nothing but conversion of Heat energy to Electric energy. sun gives us heat energy that heat energy is collected through black colour object called solar object that heat energy is converted to electric energy. the black colour observes the heat effeciently
Why do you see in colour?
Each object contains a certain chemical, each chemical is different, depending on the object. An object that cannot absorb the colour blue, will appear blue to our eyes.
