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What wavelength of light is reflected from a red shirt

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Answer:

Between 590 and 750 nm

Step-by-step explanation:

When you look at someone's red shirt, for instance, that shirt will be absorbing or scattering wavelengths of light lower than 590 nm, so those waves will not reach your eyes. But a red shirt will be reflecting some wavelength between 590 and 750 nm, which your eyes process as red.

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