According to Rayleigh scattering law, the amount of scattering is

directly proportional to wavelength of light

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directly proportional to square of wavelength of light

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independent of wavelength of light

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inversely proportional to wavelength of light

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inversely proportional to fourth power of wavelength of light

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The correct option is D inversely proportional to fourth power of wavelength of light
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When scattering particles are much smaller than the wavelength of light the process is known as Rayleigh scattering. The scattering is inversely proportional to the fourth power of the wavelength.

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