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When a color (colored fabric) absorbs light, it turns the light into thermal energy (heat). The more light a color absorbs, the more thermal energy it produces. Black fabric absorbs all colors of light and is therefore warmer than white fabric which reflects all light. The colors of the spectrum appearing the darkest and most like black (violet, indigo, and forest green) will produce the most thermal energy. The other colors (red, orange, and yellow), will produce the least thermal energy because they appear lighter or more like white. Red light has the longest wavelength and lowest frequency in the visible light spectrum whilst violet light has the shortest wavelength and highest frequency. Wavelength is the distance a wave travels in the time it takes to complete one oscillation. Wavelengths of visible light range from 700 to 400 millionths of a millimetre. Frequency is the number of times each second electrical and magnetic fields oscillate or reach their maximum strength. Visible light has frequencies from 430 to 750 THz. The higher the frequency the shorter the wavelength, and vice versa. Any experiment on heat absorption by darker colours will provide evidence that darker colors, while reflecting shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies, absorb light with longer wavelengths and lower frequencies(LESS OSCILLATIONS PER SECOND), which translates thermally as heat within the absorptive medium.
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