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Each colour of light has a different wave length which are affected differently by refraction so they spread out and 'scatter'.
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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!)
Why light get scatter when passed through a prism?
White light contains all the colors of a rainbow in the form of waves which have different wavelengths. So when light is passed through a prism, the waves appears to be scattered because some waves have less refraction and some waves have more refraction due to their wavelengths.
Does a translucent object let light pass through or does it scatter the light?
It scatters the light
The intensity of light waves is a measure of what?
The intensity of light waves is a measure of the energy that is carried by the waves. Light waves are electromagnetic waves.
What is the term for materials that transmit scatter light?
translucent
Is jello translucent?
water with food colouring is transparent. This is because in order to be translucent, the material must scatter the light waves, food colouring does not make a glass of water scatter incoming light waves, it simply makes them red :D
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!)
Does an opaque material scatter light waves as they pass through it?
Light waves do not pass through opaque materials. Light is absorbed or reflected by opaque things. To be sure there is some scattering, nothing is entirely absorbent.
Do suspensions scatter light?
Yes, colloids scatter light. Colloids are mechanical mixtures; all mechanical mixtures scatter light. Solutions are the only mixtures that do not scatter light. The scattering of light by mixtures is known as the Tyndall effect, btw.
Why light get scatter when passed through a prism?
White light contains all the colors of a rainbow in the form of waves which have different wavelengths. So when light is passed through a prism, the waves appears to be scattered because some waves have less refraction and some waves have more refraction due to their wavelengths.
What objects scatter light?
Any small slit will scatter light. Especially blue light.
Does a solution scatter light?
no
What is the term for materials that light and scatter light?
translucent
What is one property of a suspension that is different from that of a sulotion or a colloid?
they are able to scatter light
What would scatter light?
A prism
What is a mixture that does not scatter light?
its a solution
What mixtures will not scatter light?
sollution
