JIPMER 2008
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2008
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Electromagnetic Waves
JIPMER 2008 · Physics · Electromagnetic Waves
A leaf which contains only green pigments, is illuminated by a...
A leaf which contains only green pigments, is illuminated by a laser light of wavelength . It would appear to be
Options
- Abrown
- Bblack
- Cred
- Dgreen
Correct answer
B. black
Step-by-step solution
If an object reflects the colour of light incident on it, it will appear with that colour but if object absorbs the colour of light, it will appear to be black. Since, the given wavelength does not belong to green, so it will be absorbed by the leaf and hence, it would appear to be black.