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Glass appears green at the edges due to preferential scattering and absorption of light. When light passes through glass, it preferentially scatters green wavelengths, similar to why the sky appears blue. This phenomenon occurs because the glass absorbs and re-emits green light more effectively, resulting in a higher concentration of green light when viewed from the edge. The increased number of atoms along the line of sight when looking at the glass sideways contributes to this effect.

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Glass is Green?

when the glass is viewed at their edge , it looks green .





1.why it is green when viewed at the edge ?
2.Why its not green when we view other than the edge ?



i think polarization is the effect but if so,how does it take place .



please help me in this homework
thank u
 
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It preferentially scatters this color when light goes through it, the same reason why the sky is blue. This means that glass absorbs and re-emits green light by preference. When the light is re-emitted it can be sent off in another direction - it is scattered in different directions and get caught up inside of the glass due to multiple absorptions and re-emissions. When one look at the glass sideways the amount of green light exiting the side will be more than that exiting a flat side due to the fact that more atoms are along the line of site when you look at the glass sideways.
 
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