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Q: What wavelength of light penetrates the deepest?
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What color light penetrates human tissue the deepest?

blue light penetrates the deepest in water


Which color of light penetrates the deepest into the ocean?

blue


What color in the color spectrum penetrates the deepest?

Violet because in the color spectrum it goes from weakest to strongest, starting from red all the way to violet, so violet penetrates the deepest. No it is red light. violet light in absorbed and/or reflected more than red light


What color light penetrates water the deepest?

Blue and violet: no these are reflected. Red in much better!


How does blue light penetrate water?

All light penetrates water to a certain extent. However, the shorter the wavelength of the light, the more energy it carries and the less it is absorbed by the water. Blue has a short wavelength compared to red light, so it penetrates further than most of the rest of the visible spectrum.


Why can UV light penetrate skin?

UV light doesn't fully penetrate it. At deepest, it only penetrates less than a millimeter and still doesn't make it past the top layer of skin.


What is lowest depth of a wavelength?

Light from the red end of the spectrum penetrates deep water better than light from the blue end of the spectrum. Evidence: Algae that live in deeper water have chlorophylls with absorbance peaks in the infra-red part of the spectrum.


Can an object vibrate at the wavelength of light?

No object can vibrate at the wavelength of light. wavelength of light depends on the intensity of light and electron movements.


What are sunlight conditions like in each of the four ocean zones.?

It varies


What type of light penetrates the most in water?

blue


Which type of light penetrates the least in water?

Red


What affects light with short wavelength more than light with long wavelength?

Scattering of light