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On what basis are the Colours of a spectrum arranged?
Table of spectral or near-spectral colors
| Color term, light source, or dye | Comments |
|---|---|
| • Chartreuse yellow | |
| Lime | May be classified as either green or yellow |
| Green | A traditional, broad color term |
| • Chartreuse green |
What will be the arrangement of the colors of the spectrum in increasing order?
Absorption of Light. Light energy initiates the process of photosynthesis when pigments absorb the light. The visible light portion of the electromagnetic spectrum shows the rainbow of colors, with violet and blue having shorter wavelengths, and therefore higher energy.
Why are the colors of the rainbow in that order?
Newton chose to define the rainbow as consisting of seven colors because he believed the number of colors in a rainbow should be the same as the number of notes in a musical scale. Clearly, this is a pretty arbitrary (and non-scientific way) to look at the different colors in a rainbow.
What is the order of colors in the visible light spectrum and why are they in that order?
The visible spectrum is always the same for a rainbow or the separated light from a prism. The order of colors is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. A fun way to remember this is by using the first letter in each color in order to spell out the name ROY G. BIV.
What are the colours in spectrum?
The visible spectrum
| colour* | wavelength (nm) | energy (eV) |
|---|---|---|
| red | 650 | 1.91 |
| orange | 600 | 2.06 |
| yellow | 580 | 2.14 |
| green | 550 | 2.25 |
Which colour is not seen in a spectrum?
If color is solely the way physics describes it, the visible spectrum of light waves, then black and white are outcasts and don’t count as true, physical colors. Colors like white and pink are not present in the spectrum because they are the result of our eyes’ mixing wavelengths of light.
What color comes between blue and violet on the visible spectrum of light?
indigo
Who among you learned that between blue and violet there was this special color called indigo? Indigo. The only time I ever hear it is when my students recite the visible spectrum. Indigo is a color of relatively little importance.
Which colors in the visible spectrum are located below red?
The spectrum of wavelengths we can see (visible light) ranges from 380 nm (blue) to 700 nm (red). Below this spectrum is ultraviolet, after which we have blue and at the top of the spectrum of visible light is red, after which we have infrared.