karias1980
karias1980 karias1980
  • 12-04-2018
  • Physics
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Please explain in simple terms why a purple flower appears purple when a white light shines on it?

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Erudite1
Erudite1 Erudite1
  • 12-04-2018
The white light is made up of all wavelength of electromagnetic spectrum, the spectrum has different colors, When light rays fall on an object, some of the color in the white light will be absorbed by the object while some will be reflected. The color that is reflected by the object is the one that an observe will see. Thus, a purple flower will appear purple because it is reflecting the wavelength that appear as purple 
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