Mar 13, 2023
“What is the color of molecules?” my daughter asked.
My daughter really surprised me with this question. I have never thought about it. So what color are molecules? How accurate are the cartoon depictions of viruses, DNA, or cell membranes?
Molecules are smaller than the vawelength of visible light. As such, they are invisible even to the best optical microscope. They also do not reflect any visible color. They simply do not have any color visible to human eyes. So you can color them according to your own imagination.
