Mission LC6: Primary Pigments

Mission LC6 consists of questions which address the interaction between pigments and primary colors of light and the subsequent results of mixing two or more pigments. The mission consists of 40 questions organized into 11 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
 

Learning Outcomes

• The student should be able to identify the primary pigments and explain their significance in determining the color which an object will appear.
• The student should be able to predict the result of mixing primary pigments.

 

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Getting Help

If you are not familiar with this topic, then you should first learn about the topic using our written Tutorial or our Video Tutorial:
 

The Physics Classroom, Light and Color Unit, Lesson 2, Part e
 

• What are the three primary pigments or paints?
• What makes a pigment a primary pigment?
• What color(s) of light do each of the individual primary pigments absorb?
• How can one know what pigment must be added to an object to cause the object to appear a specific color when viewed under white light?

 

Video Tutorials:

Pigments and Color Subtraction

 

 

Question-Specific Help

Each Question Group has its own Help page with information specific to the question. You can access the Help page from within the mission by tapping on the Help Me! icon (textbook). For your convenience, links to those pages are provided below: