At this place water is not colorless.

in nature •  6 years ago 

At this place water is not colorless.
We know that water is colorless.but once it start falling from a height it appears white but why?
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The reson is this the water has oxygen dissolved in it and when it falls from a height its dissolved oxygen evaporates in the form of gas .Consequently millions of water bubbles are formed.These little droplets acts like millions of tiny mirrors that reflects light at different angles ,in different direction.This is known as light scattering .When the is scattered, it becomes white in color because of phenomena known as diffuse reflection.
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Diffused reflection can also be seen when light strikes an irregular surface of a clear substance like glass,such as a frosted window, or a surface of a frosted light bubbles.

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