Physics GCSE
white surfaces
What white surfaces means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of white surfaces
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Reference: AQA
A surface that reflects all the visible wavelengths about equally, so the mixture leaving it is the same mixture that arrived.
Topics that use white surfaces
- Visible light (physics only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- absorption
- colour filters
- diffuse reflection
- frequency and wavelength
- heating by absorbed light
- law of reflection
- opaque surfaces
- selective reflection
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