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crazycityslicker

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What happens when all the different spectrum colors of light are mixed together, and who discovered this fact?
 
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Define the term complementary colors, and give an example.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: The result is white light, as Sir Isaac Newton discovered.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Complementary colors are those colors that lie opposite each other on the color wheel, such as yellow-orange and blue-violet.


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