Question

In a game of "Clue", Ms. White is killed in the conservatory. You have a device in each room to help you find the murderer - a spectrometer that emits the entire visible spectrum (from 400 nm to 750 nm) to indicate who is in that room. For example, if someone wearing yellow is in a room, light at 580 nm is reflected. The suspects are Col. Mustard (yellow), Prof. Plum (violet), Mr. Green, Ms. Peacock (blue), and Ms. Scarlet (red). At the time of the murder, the spectrometer in the dining room recorded a reflection at 580 nm, in the library it recorded light of the lowest possible frequency, in the lounge it recorded a reflection at the shortest possible wavelength, and the one in the study recorded reflections of slightly shorter wavelength than was in the dining room. Who was in the conservatory and killed Ms. White? Explain your reasoning by indicating where all the suspects can be found. Library Lounge Dining Room Study Conservatory

Answer 1

# Dining room => Col. Mustard (580 nm- yellow)

# library => Lowest frequency light

( Ms Scarlet- Red)

# Lounge => shortest wavelength

( Prof Plum - Voilet)

# Study => slightly shorter wavelength than

Dining room. ( Ms Peacock- Blue)

# Conservatory =>

Mr green killed Ms White.

( Color of Mr Green is not given)