When a child combines the yellow and blue crayon colours in her drawing,the resulting colour is green.Why is this so?
A)Because in an additive colour mixture,combining these two colours yields green.
B)When yellow and blue are combined,the yellow absorbs the yellow,and the blue absorbs the blue,leaving green as the only remaining colour.
C)The only wavelengths that are not absorbed look green.
D)Because of an afterimage created by the particular addition of these two colours.

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When yellow and blue pigments are combined, they absorb certain wavelengths of light and reflect others. The wavelengths that are not absorbed and are reflected back to our eyes appear as green.

When a Child Combines the Yellow and Blue Crayon Colours