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A bean of blue, green and yellow light passes through the earth's atmosphere. Name the colour which is scattered (a) the least, (b) the most.

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Solution

(a) Yellow, as its wavelength is maximum among blue, green and yellow.
(b) Blue, as its wavelength is minimum among blue, green and yellow.

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