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Chapter 28:
Color
Anand Muthiah
Jee Park
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28.1: The Color

Spectrum
Isaac Newton was the first to make a
systematic study of color. He did this by
passing a narrow beam of sunlight
through a triangular-shaped glass prism
His method showed that sunlight is
composed of a mixture of all the colors
of the rainbow.
This selection of colors is called a
spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green,
blue, and violet.
Triangular Prism
28.1: cont
True colors- Newton showed that colors in
the spectrum were a property of white
light. All the colors added together make
white.
Black is not considered a true color, but it
is the absence of light. Objects that are
black absorb all other light frequencies.
You can see black objects because they
cannot absorb all the light, otherwise you
would not be able to see the object.
28.1: cont
Sunlight is an
example of white
light. Under white
light objects that
are white will
appear white and
objects that are
colored will show
their color
28.2: Color by Reflection

Objects are a certain color because of
the light they reflect. (Ex. Red objects
are red because they reflect red light.)
Molecules are made up of atoms. Atoms
contain protons and neutrons. The
electrons orbit the nucleus of the atom.
These electrons can be excited to higher
states and can send out energy waves.
28.2: cont
Different elements have different
frequencies for absorbing and
emitting radiation. Reflection is
when light is bounced back to the
source from where it came. When
something is transparent the light
is not bounced back, but simply
transmitted through.
28.2: cont
An object can reflect only light of the
frequencies present in the illuminating
light. The appearance of a colored
object therefore depends on the kind of
light used to illuminate it.
Colors in the daylight appear different
from the way they appear when
illuminated with manmade lamps. The
color seen from an object is subjective
and depends on the source of the light.
28.3: Color by Transmission

The color of a transparent object
depends on the color of the light
that is transmits. A piece of blue
glass transmits blue light.
Pigment is the material in the
transparent glass that selectively
absorbs colored light.
Light transmitting through blue glass
28.3: cont
Electrons in the pigment selectively
absorb light of certain frequencies in
the illuminating light.
Light that is not part of the selective
frequencies is reemitted from atom
to atom in the glass.
Ordinary window glass is colorless
and it transmits all colors and visible
frequencies of light.
28.4: Sunlight
The light from the sun is a
composite of all the visible
frequencies.
The color frequencies have uneven
brightness.
Yellow-green light is the brightest
part of sunlight, (the most heat).
28.4: cont
The human eye is
most sensitive to
yellow- green, which
is why more new
fire engines are
painted this color; it
attracts attention
easier. Yellow- green
is also easy to see
at night because of
their illuminating
properties
28.5 Mixing Colored Light

When red, blue,
RED + GREEN =YELLOW
and green light
RED+ BLUE = MAGENTA
are projected
onto a screen,
GREEN + BLUE = CYAN
the overlapping
Additive primary
areas appear
colors are red,
different colors.
blue, and green
Where all the
because these
three overlap,
colors produce the
white is
highest number of
produced.
different colors.
28.6: Complementary Colors

When two colors are added together
to produce white, they are called
complementary colors.
YELLOW + BLUE =WHITE ( Yellow a
combination of Green + Red )
MAGENTA + GREEN = WHITE
( Magenta a combination of red +
blue)
CYAN + RED = WHITE ( Cyan a
combination of green+ blue)
28.6: cont
For example : if white light falls on a
pigment that absorbs red light, the
light reflected appears cyan.
Not all light incident upon an object is
reflected. The ones that are absorbed
are subtracted from the incident light.
Whenever you subtract a color from
white light, you end up with the
complementary color.
27.7 Mixing Colored

Pigments
-Mixing red, green, and blue paint is entirely
different from the mixing of colored light.
-Pigments absorb light of a relatively wide
range of frequencies.
-Subtractive primary colors are three paint
or dye colors that are more useful in color
mixing by subtraction are MAGENTA,
YELLOW, and CYAN
Blue pigment
reflects not only
blue light, but
Blue to
also colors
either side
of blue
BLUE
namely, green
and violet. It
absorbs red
orange and
yellow light.
Red ,
orange, and
yellow have
been
subtracted
from the
incident
light.
28.8 Why the Sky is Blue

Nitrogen and
oxygen molecules
ring like tiny bells
with high frequency
when energized by
sunlight.
Incident
Beam
Atom
Reemit light in all

directions like the
sound of a bell.
Scattered Radiation
28.8: cont
Ultraviolet light from the sun is
absorbed by the protective layer of
the ozone gas.
Visible frequencies of violet light is
scattered.
Although the violet light is scattered
more, our eyes are only sensitive to
blue. Thats why we see a blue sky.
28.9: Why Sunsets are Red
28.9: cont
Lower frequencies of light are scattered
the least by nitrogen and oxygen
molecules
Red, orange, yellow are
transmitted more readily through the
atmosphere
Light of lower frequencies is transmitted
while light of higher frequencies are
scattered
28.9: cont
At dawn and sunset, the sunlight
reaches the earth at a longer path
At noon, the light travels the least
Blue light is scattered as the path
of the sunlight becomes longer
28.10: Why Water is

Greenish Blue
Water is transparent to almost all
the visible frequencies of light.
The color is actually the reflected
color of the sky
Red is absorbed by the molecules
in the water
28.11: The Atomic Color

Code- Atomic Spectra
Every element has its own specific glow
The light from the elements can be
analyzed by a spectroscope
It is composed of thin slits, lenses, and a
prism
It displays the spectrum of light
Line spectrum- images of the slit
through which the light passes
Spectroscope
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Chapter 28:

28.1: The Color

28.2: Color by Reflection

28.3: Color by Transmission

Light transmitting through blue glass

28.5 Mixing Colored Light

28.6: Complementary Colors

27.7 Mixing Colored

28.8 Why the Sky is Blue

Reemit light in all

28.9: Why Sunsets are Red

28.10: Why Water is

28.11: The Atomic Color

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