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The light energy is scattered, creating a diffuse glow that seldom casts clear shadows, because the light is coming from several different angles, over a wide area of the material.

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What is happens to light that strikes a translucent material?

Light that strikes a translucent material is partially absorbed and partially transmitted through the material. The material scatters the light as it passes through, resulting in a diffused appearance rather than a clear view.


What happens to absorbed light when it interacts with different materials?

When absorbed light interacts with different materials, it can be reflected, transmitted, or absorbed by the material. The specific outcome depends on the properties of the material, such as its color, texture, and composition.


What happens to the energy from the light when the material changes?

When a material changes, the energy from the light can be absorbed, reflected, or transmitted through the material. The way the energy is affected depends on the properties of the material and how it interacts with the light.


How do you determine the color of a translucent material?

The color of a translucent material is determined by the specific wavelengths of light that are transmitted through it while others are absorbed or scattered. The material's chemical composition and structure influence how it interacts with light, which in turn affects the perceived color when light passes through it. Spectrophotometry or examining the material under various lighting conditions can help determine its color properties.


What happens to light that a translucent object?

Light is partially transmitted through a translucent object, but it is also scattered and absorbed within the material. This results in a diffused and blurred appearance on the other side of the object.

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What happens to the colors of light that are not transmitted through a transmitted or a translucent material?

they reflected


What happens to the color of light that are not transmitted through a transparent or a translucent material?

they reflected


What is happens to light that strikes a translucent material?

Light that strikes a translucent material is partially absorbed and partially transmitted through the material. The material scatters the light as it passes through, resulting in a diffused appearance rather than a clear view.


What materials is a translucent?

A translucent material is a material which light can pass through.


What does translucent material?

Translucent materials allows light to pass through it. Windows is a translucent material because it allows light to pass through it


What happens to absorbed light when it interacts with different materials?

When absorbed light interacts with different materials, it can be reflected, transmitted, or absorbed by the material. The specific outcome depends on the properties of the material, such as its color, texture, and composition.


What happens to the energy from the light when the material changes?

When a material changes, the energy from the light can be absorbed, reflected, or transmitted through the material. The way the energy is affected depends on the properties of the material and how it interacts with the light.


How do you determine the color of a translucent material?

The color of a translucent material is determined by the specific wavelengths of light that are transmitted through it while others are absorbed or scattered. The material's chemical composition and structure influence how it interacts with light, which in turn affects the perceived color when light passes through it. Spectrophotometry or examining the material under various lighting conditions can help determine its color properties.


What happens to light that a translucent object?

Light is partially transmitted through a translucent object, but it is also scattered and absorbed within the material. This results in a diffused and blurred appearance on the other side of the object.


When light passes through a material and spread out what is the material?

The material you are referring to is typically called a medium, such as air, water, or glass. As light passes through the medium, it interacts with the atoms or molecules in the material, causing it to scatter or refract, which can lead to the spreading out of light.


Is light a translucent material?

No, light is not a material itself. Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation that can pass through translucent materials, allowing some light to pass through while scattering or diffusing the rest. Translucent materials allow some light to pass through but not to the same extent as transparent materials.


Does a translucent material scatter light waves as the pass through it?

Translucent (sort of milky) materials scatter light in a random fashion as the light passes through them. There can be some scattering even in transparent materials (few materials are totally transparent!)