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Smoke has generally blue tinge. It is due to:

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scattering

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coagulation

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Brownian motion

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electrophoresis

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Solution

The correct option is A scattering
Smoke has generally blue tinge due to scattering of blue light more in comparison to red light due to its shorter wavelength.

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