what is the factor that cause this phenomena?is it the atoms?or the electron of the atoms/molecules?and what is your opinions?
2006-07-08 06:18:59 · 12 answers · asked by San 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Water is transparent ("invisible", but not really) because it cannot reflect significant amounts of visible light.. our eyes need reflected light to see anything that is not a light source.
water does not reflect much light because of its electronic configuration. for light to be reflected, we need the electrons to absorb some energy from the light, , then emit the energy back. but since water's electronic configuration is such that it is fully "packed" (no free electrons), energy is not easily absorbed, so little light is re-emitted (reflected).
2006-07-08 07:22:30 · answer #1 · answered by dennis_d_wurm 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The reason most things have color is that they reflect visible light. Water simply does not reflect visible light, so we see no color from it. Whether something reflects certain spectra of light depends on everything from its atomic composition to its electron localization. While we maybe don't see many in our daily lives, most chemicals (when pure) are colorless.
Despite what all these people are saying, the color of the compound has nothing to do with the spaces between the molecules, only what energies of light are absorbed and which are reflected.
2006-07-08 06:25:50 · answer #2 · answered by Josh G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok listen up. We developed eyes in the water.the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that is not affected by water is what our eyes developed to see because otherwise we couldn't see. Water is transparent because the spaces in the water molecule are not in the same wavelenght (distance) as the frequency of light. Of course it does interact a bit and that is why light only penetrates water a smaller distance than it would in air
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2006-07-08 06:27:37 · answer #3 · answered by robert m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The organization of H20 molecules allows for the free passage of light through them. If you'll notice, oxygen and hydrogen (that make up water) are both invisible gasses as well.
2006-07-08 06:23:34 · answer #4 · answered by captainhowdyagain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water is colorless, visible not an invisible, it is transparent to light like glass, in other word no reflection occurs since there is no absorption of light when light pass through water
2006-07-08 09:07:56 · answer #5 · answered by basimsaleh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water is not invisible, but clear water is transperent. that is you can see through it. the reason for that, is the rays of light are able to penetrate it and hence able to travel through it. so the things inside water are visible from outside.
2006-07-08 06:28:06 · answer #6 · answered by sonu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water is visible. You can see water. The thing is, water does not have any color; it is transparent. But that does not make water invisible.
2006-07-08 06:26:09 · answer #7 · answered by knitting guy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water is "invisible" because your eyes only see the light wavelengths that are reflected (not absorbed) from an object; water absorbs all wavelengths of light and doesn't reflect any
2006-07-08 06:33:56 · answer #8 · answered by science geek 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water is translucent not invisible just like glass.
2006-07-08 06:22:54 · answer #9 · answered by karen wonderful 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok water is clear and colorless not invisible. in the gas form it's spread out enough you can't see it though.
FYI to orgo chemists clear means you can see through it. says nothing for color. i make yellow solutions that i call clear.
2006-07-14 04:27:58 · answer #10 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋