Visible light & colour

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  • What do white and black mean in terms of wavelengths of light
    White contains wavelengths of all colours
    Black is the absence of light
  • Transparent
    Lets light through
  • Translucent
    Lets some light through
  • Opaque
    Let’s no light through
  • 3 primary colours of light
    Red
    Blue
    Green
  • Who do object appear a certain colour?
    An objects colour depends on the wavelengths of light that it reflects
    For translucent object, it also depends on which colours they transmit
  • How does a primary colour fitter work
    Absorbs all wavelengths of light, except the colour of the filter itself. This means it will only transmit the desired colour and absorb all other wavelengths