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Colors of Light

Colored light can be composed of photons with a discrete wavelength or set of wavelengths that cover a range. Use Wolfram|Alpha to find the properties of these colors, such as their effective temperature, wavelength ranges and even what bioluminescent creatures emit them. Compare different colors or identify a color by its wavelength.
Colors of Light

Examine the properties of visible light, including how it is absorbed and emitted and how different spectral colors compare.

Explore the properties of colored light:

red colored light

Find facts about the colors of light:

energy per photon of yellow light
longest wavelength of green light
effective temperature of orange light

Examine atom spectra:

yellow spectral lines

Discover producers of visible light:

blue bioluminescent organisms
lasers of violet light

Investigate the absorption of light:

photosynthesis of yellow light

Compare colors of light:

red colored light, green colored light
red light vs green light vs blue light
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Wavelengths

Find colors corresponding to particular wavelengths and frequencies.

Compute the visible light color corresponding to a frequency:

700 THz light

Compute the visible light color corresponding to a wavelength:

600nm light
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