White light consists of wavelength from 400 nm to 700.
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There are different types of waves in the spectrum, each with a different wavelength.x-rays, gamma rays, infrared radiation, and ultraviolet radiation are examples of the waves.The human eye can only see a small portion of the spectrum.The visible spectrum is the part of the spectrum that is visible.The visible spectrum is the small part of the spectrum that is visible.
White light is the complete mixture of all of the visible spectrum.A beam of white light will result from the combination of all of the colors being focused onto a single spot.
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White light can be produced by a variety of sources, both on earth and in space.The sun is a source of white light.White light comes from the sun in our solar system.White light is produced by fluorescent light bulbs and white LEDs.White light is not produced by the other light bulbs.They produce light in the range of yellow to red.
This shows the full spectrum.It shows how small the visible spectrum is compared to the rest of the spectrum.White light has all of the visible wavelength in it.This table shows the full spectrum that forms white light.
The visible spectrum starts with absorption and reflection.There are some fun facts about colors and light.All other colors of the spectrum were absorbed by the object unless you see a different color.When you see a blue shirt, all of the other colors except blue were absorbed by the shirt.The color black is an extreme case.All of the colors in the spectrum were absorbed by the object and we see black.When we see a white object that doesn't have any visible colors absorbed by it, the colors reflected off of it give rise to the white color of the object.
Let's talk about rainbows and prisms.White light can be split into its individual colors.A device that separates white light from its different colors is called a prism.The light bends when it goes from air to the prism because the speed of light decreases.The wavelength of the light affects the speed of light.When white light bends through a prism, each wavelength travels at a different speed, resulting in different colors emerging from the prism.We have rainbows because of this.The white light from the sun bends through the drops of rain.Each of the white beams of light going through the rain separate into different colors and form a rainbow.
There are different types of waves in the spectrum, each with a different wavelength.x-rays, gamma rays, infrared radiation, and ultraviolet radiation are examples of the waves.The human eye can only see a small portion of the spectrum.The visible spectrum is the part of the spectrum that is visible.
You get white light when you mix all of the visible spectrum.Natural sources of white light are the sun and objects in space.Artificial sources of white light are fluorescent light bulbs and white LEDs.prisms can be used to separate white light from the visible spectrum.
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