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when a material absorbs light it can be reflected,scattered, absorbed, refracted,or it can pass through with no effect

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yeah, it usually gets converted to heat... unless it bounces off or goes right through.
That's why black things get hotter than white things.

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Q: What happens to light energy that is absorbed?
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