SCIENCE 8
LESSON 4
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OBJECTIVES
A. Describe the existence of the color
components of visible light using a prism or
diffraction grating
B. Discuss the hierarchy of colors in relation
to energy
C. Explain that red is the least bent and violet
the most bent according to their
wavelengths or frequencies.
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Visible Light T
Human eyes can detect and respond to
only a tiny part of the electromagnetic
spectrum. This little part goes by the
name of visible light which we use to see
the cars go by and to see that the sky is
blue.
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The sun is a prominent and most basic
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example of visible light
Although sunlight appears to be white in
colour, it contains all seven sets of
colours arranged in a specific order. This
set of colours is abbreviated as VIBGYOR
and can be observed easily by allowing
the sunlight to pass through a glass
prism.
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Visible Light Range
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The human eye will respond to wavelengths
from about 380 nanometers all the way up to
700 nanometers, each wavelength in this
spectrum corresponds to a specific frequency
and has its own unique colour. Visible light
follows the order VIBGYOR where red has the
highest wavelength and violet has the lowest
wavelength.
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Visible Light Frequency
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In terms of frequency this
the vicinity of around 4×1014
to 8×1014
cycles per second, or hertz (Hz). Visible light follows
the order VIBGYOR with red being the lowest
frequency and violet having the highest frequency.
Frequency is given by the expression f = 𝜈/λ where λ
is the wavelength of the wave and, 𝜈 is the wave
speed.
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Visible Light Spectrum
Colors containing only one wavelength are
called pure colors while colors with more
than one wavelength are called spectral
colours
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Visible Light Examples
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of visible light:
Sunlight: Sunlight is a natural source of visible
light. It is a combination of all the colours of the
spectrum, which we perceive as white light.
Incandescent Bulbs: Traditional incandescent light
bulbs produce visible light by heating a wire
filament until it emits light. These bulbs emit a
warm, yellowish light.
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Visible Light Examples
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Here are some examples of visible light:
Fluorescent Tubes: Fluorescent tubes produce visible light
through a process involving the excitation of gas molecules.
LED Lights: LEDs can emit different colours of visible light,
including red, green, blue, and combinations thereof. Traffic
lights use LED lights to regulate traffic.
Light from Fire: Fire emits visible light, typically in shades
of orange and yellow, due to the heat produced by the
combustion process
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Properties of Visible light
Properties of visible light can be given as follows:
Light possesses a dual nature i.e. it can behave as a
particle nature as well as a wave nature. Phenomena like
interference, diffraction, etc. can be explained only
through the wave nature of light while the photoelectric
effect can be explained only by the particle nature of light.
Light doesn’t require any medium for its propagation i.e.
light can propagate through empty space (vacuum) also.
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Properties of Visible light
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Properties of visible light can be given as follows:
Speed of visible light is less in the rarer medium than in
the denser medium. For example, the speed of light in
water is less than the speed of light in air.
When the light goes from one medium to another medium
its frequency does not change but its speed and
wavelength do change i.e. speed of light is different in
different media while the frequency of a given light is the
same in all media.
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Properties of Visible light
Properties of visible light can be given as follows:
Color of light is determined by its frequency
Whenever light strikes a boundary separating two media
three phenomena occur simultaneously these three
phenomena are reflection, refraction and absorption
depending on the nature of the boundary.
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Properties of Visible light
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Properties of visible light can be given as follows:
Now which particular color an object appears depends on
the wavelengths of light that are hitting and the properties
of that particular object together. These factors will
determine which light rays are going to be absorbed,
transmitted or reflected and so determine how the object
or body will appear.
SCIENCE 8
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