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When a yellow light is shined on a white surface, why does the surface look yellow instead of white?

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This is because white has no color, so it is vulnerable to any color you can think of. The yellow light will overtake the plain white color, so it will look as if it was yellow. This is why when you shine yellow light on a white surface, it looks yellow instead of white.

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