What is the relationship between the fre-quency of light and its color?1. Lights of different frequencies are per-ceived as different colors.2. None of the other choices is right.3. The highest-frequency light we detect ap-pears to most people as the color red.4. There is no relationship between the fre-quency of light and its color.5. The lowest-frequency light we detect ap- pears to most people as the color violet.

(3) Incorrect Frequency of red light is smaller that of violet.

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What is the relationship between the fre- quency of light and its color? 1. Lights of different frequencies are per- ceived as different colors. 2. None of the other choices is right.

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What is the relationship between the fre-
quency of light and its color?
1. Lights of different frequencies are per-
ceived as different colors.
2. None of the other choices is right.
3. The highest-frequency light we detect ap-
pears to most people as the color red.
4. There is no relationship between the fre-
quency of light and its color.
5. The lowest-frequency light we detect ap-

pears to most people as the color violet.

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