Color depends on what characteristic of light?

a) its frequency

b) its amplitude

c) both of these

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Physics

Beckham Barry

19 September, 21:55

Color depends on what characteristic of light?

a) its frequency

b) its amplitude

c) both of these

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Valentin Sellers · Answer 1

a) its frequency

Explanation:

The color of visible light depends only on its frequency, not on the amplitude. In fact, the visible light spectrum can be classified into different colors according to the different frequencies:

Violet: 680-790 THz

Blue: 620-680 THz

Cyan: 600-620 THz

Green: 530-600 THz

Yellow: 510-530 THz

Orange: 480-510 THz

Red: 405-480 THz

And the color of the light has nothing to do with the amplitude of the wave. Therefore, the correct answer is

a) its frequency

Color depends on what characteristic of light?a) its frequencyb) its amplitudec) both of these

Color depends on what characteristic of light?

a) its frequency

b) its amplitude

c) both of these