Shadows appear to be black in colour. Which of the following reasons attribute to this?

Both B & C

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Because no light reaches on screen in area where shadow form

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The colour of object is colour components of light that reflect

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In Sunlight, the object becomes black

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Solution

The correct option is A
Both B & C

It is because no light reaches the screen in the area where shadows form. Black appearance just means that no light is coming back from the surface.

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Shadows appear to be black in colour. Which of the following reasons attribute to this?

The correct option is A Both B & C It is because no light reaches the screen in the area where shadows form. Black appearance just means that no light is coming back from the surface.

The correct option is A
Both B & C

It is because no light reaches the screen in the area where shadows form. Black appearance just means that no light is coming back from the surface.