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Question
Classify the objects given below as transparent, translucent, or opaque materials.
| Air | Rock | Water | Aluminium foil | Mirror | Snow |
| Wooden board | Polythene bag | CD | Oil soaked paper | Glass tumbler | Coloured glass |
| Transparent Materials | Translucent Materials | Opaque Materials |
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Solution
| Transparent Materials | Translucent Materials | Opaque Materials |
| Air | Polythene bag Oil | Rock |
| Water | soaked paper | Aluminium foil |
| Mirror | - | Snow |
| Glass tumbler | Coloured glass | Wooden board, CD |
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