Correct, and in the midrange, what you see is the complement of what is absorbed. However with the bigger particles, although there is no absorption in the visible region, there can be definite scattering, making it look milky if of high enough concentration.
Marshall [email protected] wrote: > In a message dated 3/26/01 4:16:32 PM EST, [email protected] writes: > > << CS absorbs though the spectum depending on size. Smallest particles > absorb in the ultraviolet band, then that is followed by violet, blue, green, > yellow, orange, red, and finally infrared.Since you cannot see ultraviolet > and infrared, absotption in these bands are invisible to the naked eye and > appear clear. > > Marshall >> > > Marshall: So adsorption in the ultraviolet range will reflect small particles > and the sol will appear clear. Particles that adsorb in the infrared range > will be much larger and the sol will appear clear. Do I have that right? Roger > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
