Question

Why do objects appear black?

• A. Only black colour is reflected by the object
• B. All colours falling on it are reflected and are received by our eye
• C. All colours are absorbed by the object and so we receive no colour i.e black
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C

All colours are absorbed by the object and so we receive no colour i.e black

Objects which are black in colour will absorb all the light which is falling on them and will reflect none. Hence, no light reaches our eye and the objects appear black.