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When an object appears to be yellow what color of the spectrum is reflected?
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Yellow light is made of primary colors red and green. Yellow objects absorb the blue light and reflect the red and green, so we see yellow. If I'm wearing a green shirt, the color reflected is Green. All others are obsorbed. Ta-da!
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The portion of the visible spectrum that appears brightest to the human eye is around 560 nm in wavelenght which corresponds to yellow green. What is the frequency os 560 nm light?
5.36 times 1014 Hertz (535,344 GHz)
Why an opaque or non luminous appears to be certain color?
First, you must understand that all color is determined by red blue and yellow light in different combinations. Any color is caused by light being reflected off the object. A red object for example reflects red light, and absorbs blue and yellow.
What object can absorb and emit a continuous spectrum?
Anything white. At least within the visible spectrum. The incident light is absorbed and re-emitted with little or no change. This is why a white wall appears red in a red light, yellow in a yellow light, etc. In contrast, a colored wall, say red, will actually appear black in blue light since all of the incident light is absorbed.
What happens to light waves when it strikes an object?
light can do one of 4 things. it can, a] bounce off of an object, b] get absorbed, or c] be dispersed. this happens when white light goes through a prism, and comes out as all colors of the visible spectrum, ROYGBIV. [red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet] and refract d]
If light shines on a lemon what color rays will be reflected?
You will see Yellow. Yellow is the frequency that the surface reflects.
What part of white light is reflected when an object appears yellow?
When an object appears yellow, that means that most of the light bouncing off it is yellow light. If there is light of other colors hitting it, it's absorbing everything else except the yellow.
A green object appears green because?
a. blue and yellow light are being reflected by the object.b. blue and yellow light are being absorbed by the object.c. green light is absorbed by the object.d. green light is reflected by the object.
Why an object appears yellow in daylight?
A yellow object reflects yellow light.
What happens when light strikes a opaque object?
All the light is absorbed, except that portion of the spectrum matching the object's color. That particular bandwidth is reflected. Hence a yellow object appears yellow, and a blue object appears blue. Black objects absorb light without reflecting any, while white objects reflect almost all the visible light which strikes them. The object may then emit the absorbed energy in the infrared spectrum (heat).
Why does a white object look white in white light?
The object has absorbed light in the whole visible spectrum. For example, an object appearing blue in the white light has absorbed red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, and violet; but the blue light is reflected to your eyes. ==========================================
If light reflects off an object what determines the color?
When light hits an object, some of the light spectrum is absorbed and some is reflected. The colour you see is the reflected light. The rest is absorbed. For example a red T shirt will absorb all the colours in the light spectrum a nd reflect red. Black absorbes all light and reflects non hence darkness and white is the reflection of the full spectrum. Orange is a blended reflection of Yellow and red.
Why Is riboflavin solution yellow?
Riboflavin solution is yellow because of its structure and the light spectrum. Its structure absorbs all light in the spectrum but yellow, so it reflects that color back to the human eye and appears yellow.
Why do darker colors absorb more lighter ones do?
The best question in the group. The answer depends on what does a color of a surface mean? When an object appears yellow, the only light being reflected will be the red and green kinds; the other colors have been absorbed. When an object appears red, the other colors, from orange to violet, have been absorbed. So, when an object appear dark, the surface does not reflect much. Heat is electromagnetic radiation whose spectrum stops at infrared.; it is like low-frequency light. Dark color means more heat, like light, is absorbed than reflected.
What does a blue object look like in yellow light?
It's called "A Blue Object" because when light of many colors falls on it, it reflects the blue light toward your eyes and absorbs all the other colors, including yellow. So if yellow light is the only light falling on it, the light is all absorbed, none is reflected to your eyes, and the object appears black.
Why an object which appears yellow in daylight appears red when illuminated with magenta light?
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The portion of the visible spectrum that appears brightest to the human eye is around 560 nm in wavelenght which corresponds to yellow green. What is the frequency os 560 nm light?
5.36 times 1014 Hertz (535,344 GHz)
What will a yellow object look like when under a yellow light?
An object that appears yellow under white light will have a tendency to maintain its distinctly yellow appearance when bathed in yellow light.
