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The energy will of course also be absorbed by the object. For example, when an object is in sunlight and absorbs part of the light, its temperature will increase.
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When we switch on the light electrical energy is converted into light energy. But when we switch off the light the produced light disappears. In which energy the produced light energy is converted to?
The produced disappears whether you switch it off or not - otherwise it would get brighter and brighter. In a closed room, the light would eventually be absorbed, and converted to heat. Outdoors, the light may go into outer space, going on and on and on... at a very high speed known as the "speed of light". In general, bet on heat. Light turns into heat.
Where do the photons that are absorbed go when they are absorbed by the solution?
Photons absorbed by a solution "disappear" and the energy they brought with them is transferred into the solution. That energy appears in the "activity" of the atoms, molecules and/or ions in the solution. The kinetic energy of these particles will increase because of the added energy.
What makes darker colors absorb more heat than lighter colors?
White light is a mixture of colors. When white light strikes a dark object little or no energy is reflected. When white light strikes a white object the energy is mostly reflected, not absorbed. Thus heat is absorbed by dark objects and reflected by light ones.
Does a black object get warmer in the sunlight than a white object?
Most of sunlight is in the visible range of the spectrum. A black object by definition absorbs all visible light, while a white object reflects all visible light. The black object absorbs most of the energy from sunlight, turning it into heat.
Does light change direction when it is absorbed by a material And if it does then how?
Yes if by absorbed, u mean go through, like water, then yes, it slows down and turns the direction of light
When light is absobed by an object where does the energy go?
It becomes the internal energy of the object that has absorbed it
What three things can happen to a light wave when it strikes an object?
Light striking an object can be reflected, refracted, or absorbed. Light passing near an object can be diffracted. These are all the possible interactions.
What happens to light energy when it is absorbed by an opaque object?
Since the object appears violet to your eye, it must be that violet light is the wavelength most efficiently reflected ... least efficiently absorbed ... by the object. To a greater or lesser degree, all wavelengths that are not reflected from the object are absorbed by it.
When we switch on the light electrical energy is converted into light energy. But when we switch off the light the produced light disappears. In which energy the produced light energy is converted to?
The produced disappears whether you switch it off or not - otherwise it would get brighter and brighter. In a closed room, the light would eventually be absorbed, and converted to heat. Outdoors, the light may go into outer space, going on and on and on... at a very high speed known as the "speed of light". In general, bet on heat. Light turns into heat.
Where does solar energy go that is not absorbed or reflected?
Nowhere. Energy cannot disappear. It is all either reflected or absorbed.
If a black colour absorbed light where does it go?
It soaks into the black fabric, stone, liquid, mud, paint, wood ... whatever absorbs the light and looks black ...then it turns to heat, and warms the material that absorbed the light.1. When light falls on a Black body it aborbs all light and converts into heat. This raises the temp. of the Object. Now this object reradiates this heat in the form Electromagnetic waves in the Microwave region.
Where does light go if it's Not transmitted?
absorbed
What colors of the visible light spectrum are absorbed by black objects White objects?
The color of something actually depends on the wavelengths of colors reflected from the objects chosen. For instance, a red apple is red because of the red wavelengths in white light get reflected, while others are absorbed. Actually, if a red apple were to be illuminated by light, the apple would have a black appearance. Now back to the point, when light is absorbed by a black object, the energy of the object carried by When light is absorbed by a black object, the energy carried by the light doesn't just disappear like that. Instead, it raises energy of the object causing the absorption. The object carries the absorbed energy by emitting much longer wavelength, with lower energy infrared (heat). This process of light into heat is like a key to understanding the process. Light doesn't just disappear when struck onto a black object. It's actually transformed into some other species of radiation that could be either radiated from or retained into the black object.
Where do the photons that are absorbed go when they are absorbed by the solution?
Photons absorbed by a solution "disappear" and the energy they brought with them is transferred into the solution. That energy appears in the "activity" of the atoms, molecules and/or ions in the solution. The kinetic energy of these particles will increase because of the added energy.
What makes darker colors absorb more heat than lighter colors?
White light is a mixture of colors. When white light strikes a dark object little or no energy is reflected. When white light strikes a white object the energy is mostly reflected, not absorbed. Thus heat is absorbed by dark objects and reflected by light ones.
When temperature does not increase and there is a constant supply of energy where does the energy go?
One possibility is that the temperature is absorbed by a change of phase - for example, when ice melts. This is an increase in potential energy. Of course, it is also possible for energy to drain off (the object cools down while energy is being supplied).
What object emit it's own light?
The Sun. And also: when electrons go from excited state back to ground level, the energy that they had transforms into light which is given off.
