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An object is said to be transparent when light passes through it without being dispersed, or scattered. Clear glass is transparent, and clean water is transparent. Although light travels through these materials, we know that they also block things like wind, sound waves and the movements of people and animals. For example, you can't walk ...
- Why does light not pass through opaque objects? [duplicate]
The emission and absorption spectrum of an atom indicates...
- Why does light not pass through opaque objects? [duplicate]
Some objects allow light to pass through clear glass. Or there are objects that create an obstruction in the path of light and are not as clear reflector of light as clear glass does. However, on the other hand, some objects don't even allow light to pass through. Instead, they block the light.
- Substances can be categorised into transparent, translucent, and opaque, based on the transmission of light through them. Transparent materials all...
- Some materials allow partial transmission of light. These are called translucent substances. Opaque substances do not allow transmission. These pro...
- The color of any material depends on the frequency or wavelength of light it reflects. For example, a green ball appears green because the material...
Apr 5, 2022 · The emission and absorption spectrum of an atom indicates the wavelengths of the photons which the atom can absorb, and the rest of the wavelengths of light just pass through the atom unimpacted. This leads me to my question of why light would pass through, let's say a block of coal, made entirely of carbon atoms.
Dec 17, 2020 · An object could (diffusely) reflect back a lot of light without showing your reflection, and conversely it could reflect back less light overall but show your reflection (a dark mirror). $\endgroup$ –
- Visible Light Absorption
- Visible Light Reflection and Transmission
- Where Does Color Come from?
Atoms and molecules contain electrons. It is often useful to think of these electrons as being attached to the atoms by springs. The electrons and their attached springs have a tendency to vibrate at specific frequencies. Similar to a tuning fork or even a musical instrument, the electrons of atoms have a natural frequency at which they tend to vib...
Reflection and transmission of light waves occur because the frequencies of the light waves do not match the natural frequencies of vibration of the objects. When light waves of these frequencies strike an object, the electrons in the atoms of the object begin vibrating. But instead of vibrating in resonance at a large amplitude, the electrons vibr...
The color of the objects that we see is largely due to the way those objects interact with light and ultimately reflect or transmit it to our eyes. The color of an object is not actually within the object itself. Rather, the color is in the light that shines upon it and is ultimately reflected or transmitted to our eyes. We know that the visible li...
What is an opaque material? An opaque object is something that allows no light through it. Concrete, wood, and metal are some examples of opaque materials. Some materials can be opaque to light, but not to other types of electromagnetic waves. Why the difference?
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Sep 23, 2022 · Some objects allow light to pass through pure glass. Or some objects create an obstacle in the path of light and are not as bright a reflector of light as pure glass. On the other hand, some objects do not even transmit light. Instead, they block the light. What are these things, and why do we study them in physics?
