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A common technique in chemistry is spectroscopic analysis. This is where light is passed through a solution to determine its composition. The spectrometer will give a reading of absorbance or percent transmittance. The absorbance tells you how much light is absorbed, while the percent transmittance tells you what percentage of the light passed through and was not absorbed. If when you say clear you mean "colorless," all the light will pass through. The plastic is most likely not entirely colorless so only a small portion of the light will be absorbed, and it will have a high percent transmittance value.
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What happens to light when it strikes clear glass?
The light that does not cross the boundary is reflected back into the glass. (Or back into the air, if that is where it started.)
What happens when sun light strikes a plant cell?
The Plant Cell Shrinks
What happens to the speed of the sound and the light as it enters the plastic?
Depends on the type of plastic.
What happens to sun light that strikes a leaf but is not trap by the chlorophyll?
It is either transmitted or reflected. Often, different portions of the light do both.
What happens to visible light when it strikes an object?
Depending on the substance that comprises the object, light may be reflected, absorbed, or transmitted.
What happens to light that strikes clear plastic aluminum foil and tissue paper?
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What happens to light when it strikes clear glass?
The light that does not cross the boundary is reflected back into the glass. (Or back into the air, if that is where it started.)
What happens to light energy when it strikes a clear glass window?
The light is going to bounce off the window and the bouncing of light is called and reflection. So it will cause a reflection
What happens to light as it strikes different materials?
the light will have a different color
What happens to the light when it strikes a shiny surface?
It reflects
What happens when light strikes a mirror?
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What happens to light when it strikes glass?
it just gets refracted
What is the first most immediate thing that happens when light strikes a chlorophyll molecule?
When light strikes a chlorophyll molecule, electrons in the chloroplast get excited.
What is the first most immediate thing that happens when light strikes chlorophyl molecule?
When light strikes a chlorophyll molecule, electrons in the chloroplast get excited.
What happens to light when it strikes a lens?
light bends when it hits the lens....this is called refraction
What happens when light strikes a substance?
It is reflected and/or absorbed depending on the color of the light and the object.
What happens to light that strikes an opaque material?
It gets absorbed or reflected
