WHAT IS COLOR? 



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Colored Objects. A red body absorbs all the wave 

 lengths except those producing the sensation of red. A 



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Why is such a small part of the light falling upon the green paper reflected? 



blue body absorbs all the wave lengths except those pro- 



ducing a sensation of blue. Make a blue spot on white 



paper and an orange spot a few inches from it and then 



look at the two colors 



by means of a glass 



plate held vertically 



between them so that 



one spot is seen by 



transmitted light and 



the other by reflected 



light. A grayish 



white spot will re- 



sult. Any two colors which when mixed give a sensa- 



tion of white or gray are complementary colors. Red 



glass absorbs all rays except those producing red, hence 



a blue dress if viewed in a room having red window glass 



would appear black. This 

 is due to the fact that 

 no blue comes in to be 

 reflected and the dress 

 absorbs the red. Every 

 color except red would 

 appear black when viewed 



What is the color of the piece of glass? in a red light. 



What is the color of this leaf? 



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