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Card 6

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Why do white opaque solids appear white in sunlight (or white light)?

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Card 7

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What happens when white light shines through transparent substances?

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Card 8

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Why do some objects appear coloured?

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Card 9

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What are complementary colours?

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Card 10

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What happens to electrons in coloured organic molecules?

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Card 11

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Why do some electronic transitions lead to colourless compounds?

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Card 12

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What does the term 'excited state' mean?

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Card 13

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Give one example of a delocalised system

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Card 14

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Which factors affect the colour of organic molecules?

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Card 15

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Delocalised systems with pi-bonds in the conjugated system are likely to absorb light in which region of the spectrum?

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