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Why the mercury is opaque to light?

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Is Mercury transparent or translucent or opaque?

mercury is opaque


Is mercury opaque or transparent?

It is Opaque


Is mercury opaque?

yes


Matter that does not transmit any light is what?

Opaque Materials, such as wood or steel, do not transmit light, accept in the case of a few Physicists, today, claiming that they have, in fact, transmitted light rays through different "holes" in different kinds of opaque materials.


What word describes a materail that does not let light through?

A material that will not allow the transmission of light is called an opaque material.


When light is bounced off an object it cannot pass through it is?

There are many objects that no light can pass through, although of course, it depends on what type of light you're talking about. The name of the type of object that visible light cannot pass through is called opaque.


Is velvet opaque translucent or transparent?

It is opaque


What is a substance that dose not transmit light?

An opaque object does not reflect light. Opaque objects absorb light.


What is a opaque materials?

Opaque Material That Light Passes Less


Why can't opaque objects be observed using a light microscope?

Because if it is opaque it is blocking the light.


If a material is opaque to light is it opaque to other electromagnetic waves as well?

Need not be opaque to other wavelength ranges. A thin metal sheet is opaque to visible light, but not to x-rays.


Can opaque substances refract light?

No, opaque substances can NOT refract light. It is impossible to refract light if it is blocking it's path.