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Does a white surface absorb every color of light?
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Does a white surface absorb every color of light?

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no, black does white absorbs light but not all colors 
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Just the opposite. A surface that absorbs all colors appears black.
If something appears white, then it absorbs NO light. Every wavelength
that hits it bounces off of it, and proceeds to your eye.
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