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Primary and Secondary Colours

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The colour of an opaque object is due to the colour it :

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Reflects

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Refracts

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Absorbs

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Scatters

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Solution

The correct option is A Reflects
Whatever color a substance reflects, we see the substance to be of same color. This is determined by the arrangement of electrons in the atoms of that substances that will absorb and re-emit photons of particular energies according to complicated quantum laws.

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