Chapter 14, Problem 13TE

Beacause of wave interference, a film of oil on water is seen to be yellow to observers direclty above in an airplane. What colors does it appear to a scuba diver direclty below?

To determine

The color that appear to a scuba diver direclty below.

Answer to Problem 13TE

The colour that appear to a scuba diver direclty below is Blue.

Explanation of Solution

The activity of diving beneath the water's surface to combine with the environment includes drowning underwater and vulnerability to tremendous pressure with biological consequences restricting the depths and span feasible in pressure diving.

Now white is the combination of blue and yellow, and yellow and blue are complementary to each other under water.

When a film of oil on water is sunlight seen to be yellow to observers directly above an airplane, then the color that can be seen transmitting through oil is Blue, the complementary color.

Conclusion:

Therefore, the colour that appear to a scuba diver direclty below is Blue.