Physics GCSE
Colour of objects in white light and in coloured light
What Colour of objects in white light and in coloured light means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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The wavelengths that reach the eye determine the perceived colour, and a coloured surface under light of a different colour may appear black if that light contains no wavelength it can reflect.
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