6.4.11

Colours

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Colours

Each colour within the visible light spectrum has its own narrow band of wavelength and frequency. In other words, the colours have different wavelengths and frequencies.

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Colour filters

  • Colour filters absorb certain wavelengths (colours) and transmit other wavelengths (colours).
  • Objects appear as different colours based on how the colours of white light are absorbed and reflected.
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Colour of opaque objects

  • When an opaque object looks like it has a particular colour, it is reflecting light of that particular wavelength (colour) and absorbing all other wavelengths.
    • If all wavelengths are reflected equally, the opaque object looks white.
    • If all wavelengths are absorbed, the object looks black.

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