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iragen [17]
3 years ago
12

Why do you see colors when you look at reflected light from a cd

Physics
1 answer:
Nady [450]3 years ago
4 0
The colors that you see on the CD are created by white light reflecting from ridges in the metal. When light reflects off or passes through something with many small ridges or scratches, you often get rainbow colors and interesting patterns. They are called interference patterns.
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