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What is the colour of an atom? [closed]
We know that when an electron jumps from shell to shell it produces light waves which produce the sensation of vision to our eyes. But can anything be said about the colour of an atom in particular. ...
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What properties affect the color of item?
I already understand how gap bands work and how atoms can absorb/reflect light. I also already understand that rough objects will reflect light differently in comparison to smooth objects, but I do ...
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One color frequency items
I asked a slightly different question before, but how common are one color frequency items? Many things can reflect many colors of light, but predominantly show one under white light. If they are ...
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Why are some elemental materials grey? [duplicate]
How does grey occur in elemental materials such as metals? I believe that grey arises from the simultaneous reflection and absorption of all colors of the spectrum (in different atoms of course), as ...