State whether true or false :
Rainbow is produced by the dispersion of sunlight by tiny raindrops in the air.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
In a rainbow, raindrops in the air act as tiny prisms. When sunlight enters a raindrop, it gets dispersed (splitting into seven components) then suffers total internal reflection, and then comes out of the raindrop undergoing refraction.

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