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The carotenoids on a yellow bird's feathers absorb all light frequencies except for
The carotenoids on a yellow bird's feathers absorb all light frequencies except for
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The correct option is B Yellow
When white light is incident on an object, it absorbs some constituent colours of white light and some are reflected back, the combination of reflected colours decides the colour of an object that we see. We know that carotenoids is of pale yellow colour, it means that it absorbs six constituent colours of white light and reflects only yellow colour i.e. it doesn't absorb yellow frequency.
When white light is incident on an object, it absorbs some constituent colours of white light and some are reflected back, the combination of reflected colours decides the colour of an object that we see.
We know that carotenoids is of pale yellow colour, it means that it absorbs six constituent colours of white light and reflects only yellow colour i.e. it doesn't absorb yellow frequency.
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