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The blue light emitted by a brightener compensates for

  • A.any excess of blue in the substrate
  • B.the greenness of the fibre itself
  • C.the loss of light by scattering
  • D.residual yellowness of the substrate

Answer: D

Correct answer: residual yellowness of the substrate

A bleached fabric still absorbs a little at the blue end and therefore looks faintly yellow. A brightener absorbs invisible ultraviolet and re-emits it as visible blue fluorescence, and that added blue cancels the residual yellow to the eye. The fabric reflects more visible light than falls on it in the visible range, which is why it appears whiter than white rather than merely clean.

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