Concept explainers
Interpretation:
The difference between two pictures is to be explained on the basis of the brightness of the objects.
Concept Introduction:
The color of any substance depends on the color of the light absorbed by the molecules or atoms that compose the substance and the color that it reflects back.
Light has particle and wave properties; hence it has dual characteristics.
In the visible region, the white light contains spectrum of wavelength ranging from
Infrared radiation has a wavelength longer than the visible light ranging from
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