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Why is water clear in a bottle and on Google I asked what is the color of water and it said blue. My question is why is water clear in a cup?
Question Date: 2015-10-23
Answer 1:

Water is a colorless transparent fluid. Pure water has no color, light passes through it easily.

Now, water that has tiny particles suspended will reflect some light and give the appearance of color; on the other hand, if there are chemical impurities in the water, these can give it color... but pure water is truly colorless.



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