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What is meant by scattering of light ? The sky appears blue and the sun appears reddish at sunrise and sunset. Explain these phenomena with reason .
Solution:
Scattering of light is the phenomenon of spreading of light in all directions by minute particles in a medium. The sky appears blue because the blue colour of sunlight due to its shorter wavelength scatters much more strongly. Than the other colour by particles in the atmosphere.
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