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1. Explain why a piece of white paper looks green when viewed through a piece of green plastic?

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the wave length that are reflected determine the color that an object appears to the human eye. for example,the leaves appear green because they reflect green light and absorb light of other wavelengths.This means that the light passes through the material rather than being reflected by it.

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because the light is refracted and slowed down to make us see the color "green" and the things we see..like paper..the color "green" A white sheet of paper reflects almost all the light that falls on it. It reflects white light because it can reflect all the colors of the spectrum that comprise white light. If red light only is shone onto a white page, the red light is reflected. If the green light is shone onto the page, the green light is reflected.

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