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The roofs of buildings are often painted white during summer. Why?

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When roofs of buildings are coated white we will feel relatively cold during cummer.
Absorptive power of white surface is less. So roofs coated white will absorb less heat energy . So less quantity of heat is transmitted into the house . So we feel less hot or cold inside the house .
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