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Colour And The Optical Properties Of Materials:... Site

A leaf looks green because chlorophyll absorbs blue and red light, reflecting the green. 2. Refraction

Explains why the sky is blue (small molecules scatter shorter blue wavelengths). Colour and The Optical Properties of Materials:...

Explains why clouds look white (larger water droplets scatter all wavelengths equally). 4. Interference and Iridescence A leaf looks green because chlorophyll absorbs blue