Shining Monochromatic Light on a strawberry....

[revv]

What would happen if I use a prism to refract the light from the sun into the visible spectrum and put a RED strawberry in the different colors?

For example if I put the strawberry over the Blue color what would happen?

 

[berkeman]

What would happen if I use a prism to refract the light from the sun into the visible spectrum and put a RED strawberry in the different colors?

For example if I put the strawberry over the Blue color what would happen?

What do you think would happen? Why does a strawberry look red when white light is shined on it?

 

[revv]

Well the simple answer I think is because it absorbs all colors and reflects red?

So if I put it under blue monochromatic light it will appear black? I think?

 

[berkeman]

Well the simple answer I think is because it absorbs all colors and reflects red?

So if I put it under blue monochromatic light it will appear black? I think?

Yep.

 

[berkeman]

https://image.slidesharecdn.com/lig...01/95/light-lesson-4-22-728.jpg?cb=1266981353

 

[revv]

I want to test this out but for this to work using a prism and sun light I would have to put the strawberry in a dark place and shine the color on it?

And this probably wouldn't work if I try doing it in open space?

 

[revv]

Thats neat! Thanks!