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Which one of the following is not an illustration of the scattering of light?(a) The blue color of the sky(b) The white color of the clouds(c) Rainbow(d) The red color of danger signalsThis question was addressed to me during an internship interview.Origin of the question is Ray Optics topic in chapter Ray Optics and Optical Instruments of Physics – Class 12

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Right answer is (c) Rainbow

The explanation: A rainbow is an example of a dispersion of sunlight by the WATER drops in the atmosphere. This is a phenomenon due to the combined EFFECT of dispersion, refraction, and reflection of sunlight by spherical water droplets of rain. OTHERS all are common ILLUSTRATIONS of scattering of LIGHT.



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