Mission LC4: Complementary Colors of Light

Mission LC4 pertains to the concepts of complementary colors of light and how to use the concept to predict which primary colors of light would be absorbed and reflected. The mission consists of 40 questions organized into 10 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
 

Learning Outcomes

• The student should be able to explain the significance of complementary colors of light and identify sets of complementary colors.
• The student should be able to use complementary colors and principles of color subtraction to explain the appearance of an object when viewed under white light.

 

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Getting Help

If you are not familiar with this topic, then you should first learn about the topic using our written Tutorial or our Video Tutorial:
 

The Physics Classroom, Light and Color Unit, Lesson 2, Part d

The Physics Classroom, Light and Color Unit, Lesson 2, Part e

• What are complementary colors of light?
• What are the complementary colors of the primary colors of light?
• How can the color appearance of a shirt be explained in terms of primary colors and complementary colors?

 

 

Video Tutorials:

Color Subtraction

 

 

Question-Specific Help

Each Question Group has its own Help page with information specific to the question. You can access the Help page from within the mission by tapping on the Help Me! icon (textbook). For your convenience, links to those pages are provided below: