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White light is light that has not been scattered. Shine a beam of white light through a prism, and the light is separated into 'rainbow' colours. Sunlight shining through raindrops is the cause of a rainbow appearing in the sky.

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Which colour is least scattered?

Red is the least scatterable colour .Because if you take a spectrum of white light red has the highest frequency among the other 6 colours (ie Violet,Indigo,Blue,Green,Yellow,Orange).This is the reason why red colour is used for danger lights as it travels more distance than other colours without being scattered


What is the most readily scattered color of light?

Blue light is most readily scattered by the Earth's atmosphere, which is why the sky appears blue during the day. This scattering is due to shorter blue wavelengths being more easily scattered by the air molecules compared to longer wavelengths like red or green.


Is red a light color?

No I would not generally say red is a light colour, but adding white to make pink or mixing it with yellow and white to make a light orange would work. A light colour is one with white in it, so unless the red is mixed with white it wouldn't be a light colour. Red is generally considered to be a very dramatic colour, so no, it is not a light colour unless mixed in one of the ways above. I hope this helped!


A spotlight is coated so that it won't transmit yellow light from its white-hot filament What color is the emerging beam of light?

The colour of the emerging beam of light will be white because yellow is a complimentary colour and every hue has a complimentary colour when added to it will result in white.


Which colour bends the most when white light is passed through a prism?

The violet colour will be refracted the most, it has a shorter wave length and a higher frequency. The red light will be refracted the least, with its longer wave length and lower frequency.

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What happen with light when rainbows get formed?

The seven colour that makes up the white light is scattered based on their frequency


Which colour is least scattered?

Red is the least scatterable colour .Because if you take a spectrum of white light red has the highest frequency among the other 6 colours (ie Violet,Indigo,Blue,Green,Yellow,Orange).This is the reason why red colour is used for danger lights as it travels more distance than other colours without being scattered


What cause the sky red?

When the sun's light enters the atomosphere it gets scattered. red is the colour which gets scattered the least and therefore is easier for the eyes to detect. while the sun is setting and rising.This happens only when the sun is near the horizon.


What is the most readily scattered color of light?

Blue light is most readily scattered by the Earth's atmosphere, which is why the sky appears blue during the day. This scattering is due to shorter blue wavelengths being more easily scattered by the air molecules compared to longer wavelengths like red or green.


What colour helps ice melt slower?

White, because it is the most reflective (absorbs the least amount of light).


What makes white opposite of black?

white is a light colour and black is a dark colour


What is the colour of the light from the sun?

It is white.


What color is a golden retriever when it's born?

They are mostly white or at least a very light version of what colour they will be when they are adults. Their colour changes darker as they get older. Most are a yellow/gold colour when they are finished growing.


What colour do you get when you mix green and red?

You get white light, the basic light colour you see every day.


How many colours to make white colour?

White is not a colour ... it is the absence of all color. White is a mixture of all coloured light, all colours are a reflection of light. The first thing to disappear when the light goes down is colour. In total darkness there is no light to reflect.


Is there such thing as dark white?

The colour 'white' when all of the light is bounced of the surface on which the colour is mounted. If the colour is darkened then there will be some light being absorbed into the surface. This means that the colour is no longer 'white' more of a grey or possibly black. :)


How many colour are there in white light?

seven