Question

What do we mean by transparent substance?

• A. The material through which we cannot see.
• B. The materials, through which objects can be seen, but not clearly.
• C. The materials, through which objects can be seen.
• D. Sometimes the object can be seen through and sometimes we cannot.

Answer 1

The correct option is C

The materials, through which objects can be seen.

Transparency is defined as the measure of visibility of substances through a certain object. Those substances or materials, through which other objects can be seen, are called transparent objects. e.g.: Glass, butter paper. The materials through which objects can be seen, but not clearly, are known as translucent. E.g.: clear plastics. The materials through which we cannot see at all are called opaque objects. For e.g.: Wood