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where does light absorption occur?

 
 
Reply Sun 18 Mar, 2007 08:57 pm
i have no idea.. its for homework... can anyone help me??
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littlek
 
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Reply Sun 18 Mar, 2007 10:10 pm
where on what? The human body? A car? Any surface?
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raprap
 
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Reply Mon 19 Mar, 2007 01:58 am
If you thou can see through it it is transmittance, and the color you see is what is tranxsmitted.

If you can't, then it is opaque and alll colors are absorbed and the except for the color you see. That is reflectance.

Rap
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stuh505
 
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Reply Mon 19 Mar, 2007 09:28 am
Re: where does light absorption occur?
chocchick4 wrote:
i have no idea.. its for homework... can anyone help me??


photons give their energy to atoms
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spendius
 
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Reply Mon 19 Mar, 2007 05:51 pm
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where does light absorption occur?


My eyeballs to put it crudely.
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