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of blue light. Dissolved elements or suspended impurities may give water a different color.

Intrinsic color

The intrinsic color of liquid water may be demonstrated by looking at a white light source through a long pipe that is filled with purified water and closed at both ends with a transparent window. The light sky blue color is caused by weak absorption in the red part of the visible spectrum.

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