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Why is light able to travel through some materials but not others?
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Light can pass through either objects which have totally regular particle structure (eg:diamond) or objects with a totally irregular particle structure (like air).
Objects which have a degree of regularity in their structure but are not totally irregular nor regular do not let light through.
Metals, which do have totally regular structure, are shiny due to the fact that the positively charged ions are surrounded by a 'sea' of electrons, which causes them to be shiny.
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What is a material that light can't travel through?
light cant travel through opague materials, or anything you cant see through.
What materials can light travel through faster than it travels through air?
Light travels fastest through space which has no air. Space is a vacuum which is the fastest way for light to travel.
What will light not travel through?
A material through which light (or a certain color of light) won't pass through is said to be OPAQUE for light (or for that color of light). Most materials around us are opaque for visible light; only a few materials, such as air and other gases, water, and glass, are transparent, meaning they do let light through.
What types of material can light waves travel through?
TRANSCULENT and transparent materials ...............................................................Gho$t
What the material through which light travels?
Light travels though a medium called "space-time" and can also travel through transparent and translucent physical materials.
What is a material that light can't travel through?
light cant travel through opague materials, or anything you cant see through.
What does not let light through?
There are many materials that light can not travel through which are called opaque objects.
Materials through which light can travel in straight lines are?
Transparent
Does light travel at different speeds through different materials?
no
What materials can light travel through faster than it travels through air?
Light travels fastest through space which has no air. Space is a vacuum which is the fastest way for light to travel.
What will light not travel through?
A material through which light (or a certain color of light) won't pass through is said to be OPAQUE for light (or for that color of light). Most materials around us are opaque for visible light; only a few materials, such as air and other gases, water, and glass, are transparent, meaning they do let light through.
What do electoromagnetic waves travel through?
The name is "electromagnetic waves". They can travel through empty space, and - depending on the specific frequency - through certain materials. For example, light can travel through glass.
What type of material can light travel through?
TRANSCULENT and transparent materials ...............................................................Gho$t
In a perfect vacuum, light waves travel at 300,000 kilometers every second. When light waves travel through materials, such as air, they?
slow down.
What three types of materials affect the behavior of light?
The type of light, the distance it has to travel and the substance that it passes through.
What types of material can light waves travel through?
TRANSCULENT and transparent materials ...............................................................Gho$t
How do light waves affect matter?
light waves travel through a matter, such as air water and others
