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of light is responsible for the blue colour of the sky.

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Refraction
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Scattering
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Dispersion
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Solution

The correct option is B Scattering
  • The sky appears blue due to the scattering of white sunlight.
  • Out of all the colours, blue light has shorter wavelengths which are more likely to be scattered by fine particles.

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