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Why does an apple red?

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Anonymous

9y ago
Updated: 3/28/2022

A 'red' apple does not emit red light. Rather, it simply absorbs all the frequencies of visible light shining on it except for a group of frequencies that is perceived as red, which are reflected. This is wrong an apple looks red to us because it reflects infrared waves.

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Susan Gutkowski

Lvl 10
3y ago

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