Human eye is most sensitive to

Red colour

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Green colour

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Violet colour

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Solution

The correct option is C Green colour
In humans, colour is perceived by specialised photoreceptor cells cones that contain three photopigments, iodopsin, porpyrosin and cyanopsin. Human eye are most sensitive to wavelength of 555 nm which corresponds to green light of visible spectrum. Hence, green colour produces highest brightness in eyes.
So, the colour is 'Green colour'.

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