The blue-green color of Neptune is a result of the presence of a.methane, which absorbs yellow and red photons and scatters blue and green photons. b.methane, which absorbs all the energy from the sun, causing it to fluoresce and emit blue light. c.hydrogen and helium, which reflect blue light. d.hydrogen and helium, which absorb blue photons and emit the yellow and red photons, which combine to produce blue light. e.liquid nitrogen, which when bombarded by solar photons, glows blue.

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The blue-green color of Neptune is a result of the presence of

	a.	methane, which absorbs yellow and red photons and scatters blue and green photons.
	b.	methane, which absorbs all the energy from the sun, causing it to fluoresce and emit blue light.
	c.	hydrogen and helium, which reflect blue light.
	d.	hydrogen and helium, which absorb blue photons and emit the yellow and red photons, which combine to produce blue light.
	e.	liquid nitrogen, which when bombarded by solar photons, glows blue.