Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Light, Lenses and Reflection.
The process where specific wavelengths of light are absorbed by a surface in varying amounts, while other wavelengths are reflected.
Differential absorption appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Light and the electromagnetic spectrum, especially Light, Lenses and Reflection and Colour of Light.
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