Friday 2 January 2015

Why do objects look different colours?

Why do objects look different colours?


The white light around us is made up of a mixture of different colours of light. The surfaces of objects absorb some colours and reflect others back. Our eyes see only the colours that are reflected. An object that reflects all the colours of light appears white. An object that absorbs all the colours , looks black. A tomato absorbs all the colours except red, which it reflects back to us.

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