Scattering of light takes place as various colours of the white light travel with different speed in air.

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The correct option is B False

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Q. Question 8
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the propagation of light of different colours of white light in air?

(a) Red light moves fastest
(b) Blue light moves faster than green light
(c) All the colours of the white light move with the same speed
(d) Yellow light moves with the mean speed as that of the red and the violet light

Do the colours of white light travel at same speed through the air?

Question 4
At noon the sun appears white as

(a) light is least scattered
(b) all the colours of the white light are scattered away
(c) blue colour is scattered the most
(d) red colour is scattered the most

Q. Scattering of light takes place in

Q. Assertion :Blue colour of sky appears due to scattering of light. Reason: Blue colour has shortest wavelength among all colours of white light.

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