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Why does the white ball appear red when a white light is shone through a red filter?
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∙ 14y ago
When you see color, it is not due to the fact that a specific object is that color, but you are really seeing the light reflected off of the object. A green object reflects only green light, a purple object only reflects purple light. White is a special case, as it reflects all light that hits it. When you shine a white light, the light contains every color that the human eye can see. By using a red filter, you only allow red light to reach the ball. Since the ball reflects all light, it reflects the only light it recieves, red light. Therefore, you percieve the ball as being red.
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If white light were shone through a green filter which light would pass through the filter?
Mostly green.
What colour will you see shone a red light through a blue filter?
you stupid colour blind its purple man
What happens to light when it passes through a red filter?
After pure, white light passes through a red filter, all the other colors in the spectrum will flow out of the other side. My mistake, I had a faulty source. A red light filter will cause the image to appear as different shades of red. Since it is a red filter only red light can pass through. So you finish up with red light. Whether it is focussed to an image or not is of no consequence. As to different shades of red, you will get the shade of red that is passed by the filter.
What color would a red object appear to be if you shone only green light on it?
it would appear black.
What colour will a Green object appear if only Blue light is shone on it?
Black I think
If white light were shone through a green filter which light would pass through the filter?
Mostly green.
What colour will you see shone a red light through a blue filter?
you stupid colour blind its purple man
What is a sentence with the word shone?
The light shone through the crack in the wall.
What happens to light when it passes through a red filter?
After pure, white light passes through a red filter, all the other colors in the spectrum will flow out of the other side. My mistake, I had a faulty source. A red light filter will cause the image to appear as different shades of red. Since it is a red filter only red light can pass through. So you finish up with red light. Whether it is focussed to an image or not is of no consequence. As to different shades of red, you will get the shade of red that is passed by the filter.
What color would a red object appear to be if you shone a green light on it?
it would appear black.
What color would a red object appear to be if you shone only green light on it?
it would appear black.
What colour would you see if you shone a white light through a blue filter?
I think you would see blue.I say that, because I'm thinking to myself: "WHAT MAKES THE FILTER BLUE ? ! ? !"
What colour will a green object appear if only red light was shone on it?
BLACK
What colour will a yellow object appear if only Red light is shone on it?
orange :) i think
What colour will a Green object appear if only Blue light is shone on it?
Black I think
Why does the spectrum appear when White light is shone into a prism?
because the prism splits the white light into all colors of visible light
What colour will a cyan object appear if only magenta light was shone on it?
A purple colour will be formed
