Why do black materials absorb more heat than white materials?
Why do black materials absorb more heat than white materials?
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Why do black materials absorb more heat than white materials?
Why do black materials absorb more heat than white materials?
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Dark colors absorb a lot more heat than lighter ones because they absorb more light energy. Dark clothes reflect little solar light, they reflect little solar heat and are hotter as a result. That’s is; A black object absorbs all wavelengths of light and converts them into heat, so the object gets wRead more
Dark colors absorb a lot more heat than lighter ones because they absorb more light energy. Dark clothes reflect little solar light, they reflect little solar heat and are hotter as a result.
See lessThat’s is; A black object absorbs all wavelengths of light and converts them into heat, so the object gets warm. A white object reflects all wavelengths of light, so the light is not converted into heat and the temperature of the object does not increase noticeably.