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Mission LC3 Primary Colors of Light

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 The Question

Two lights - a Red light and a Blue light - are used to illuminate a white sheet of paper. When these light colors are mixed with equal intensities, the paper will appear ____.

 Physics Rules

Color Addition of Primary Light Colors:
Three primary colors of light - most notably, red, green and blue - when mixed together in equal intensity will produce white light. Mixing two primary light colors in equal intensity will produce a third color. Red light mixed with blue light produces magenta light. Blue light mixed with green light produces cyan light. And green light mixed with red light produces yellow light.

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