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Question 5

White light is made of different colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.

White light passes through a transparent filter A. Filter A absorbs red, orange, yellow, and green light.

a.

What colours of light are transmitted by filter A?

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b.

The light that leaves filter A then passes through another transparent filter B. The light that leaves filter B is blue light. What colours of light are absorbed by filter B?

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c.

An object is painted blue.

When certain coloured lights shine on it, the blue object appears black. Explain why.

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d.

Suggest two different colours of light that would cause the blue object to appear black.

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Wave interactions Questions

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11 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Physics Wave interactions. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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