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Yes, as a matter of fact, there are several manufacturers that use wood veneers as shades for their lamps because of their light-scattering properties.

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What object can scatter light making it impossible to see through it?

An opaque object, such as a wall or a piece of cardboard, can scatter light, making it impossible to see through it. This is because the material absorbs and reflects the light in various directions, preventing it from passing through in a straight line.


What objects scatter light?

Any small slit will scatter light. Especially blue light.


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.


Is a piece of wood transparent or tranluctant?

A piece of wood is neither transparent nor translucent. Wood is an opaque material, meaning that light cannot pass through it easily.


Better reflector a piece of metal or a piece of wood?

piece of metal because most pieces have smooth surfaces so the light bounces off perfectly. but wood has a rough surface and wood also absorbs most of the light so it wouldn't reflect off.


What are the energy transformations that occur when piece of wood burns?

When a piece of wood burns, the chemical energy stored in the wood is converted into thermal energy (heat) and light energy. The process involves the breaking of chemical bonds in the wood, releasing energy in the form of heat and light.


What are the energy transformations of a burning piece of wood?

When a piece of wood is burned, the potential energy stored in the wood is converted into thermal energy (heat) and light energy (flame). This process is an example of chemical energy (stored in the wood) being transformed into thermal and light energy.


What happens to a beam of light if you put a piece of wood in front of it?

The wood will block the beam of light, causing a shadow to form on the other side of the wood where light cannot pass through. The wood absorbs or scatters the light, depending on its thickness and density.


What would make a better reflector a piece of metal or a piece of wood?

A piece of metal would make a better reflector than a piece of wood because metal has higher reflectivity due to its smooth surface and lower absorption of light. Wood is more likely to absorb light rather than reflect it efficiently.


Where do you plot most scatter plots?

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Which mixture would not scatter light?

A solution with uniformly sized particles smaller than the wavelength of light will not scatter light.


Does a solution scatter light?

no