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Two small bulbs are held one above the other. The top bulb is red; the bottom bulb, green. A small ball is held between the bulbs and a white screen.

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Green light and Red light when mixed create a yellow light.
If we assume the experiment is conducted in a dark room (there is no light source other than the two light bulbs), a white screen will be colored ...

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