Why the colour of light which is scaterred by dust particles in the atmosphere is of white colour and not red colour ?

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Solution

Dear student,
The larger particles of dust and water droplets present in the atmosphere scatter the light as much due to which the scattered light also appears white. The extremely minute particles such as the air molecules present in the atmosphere scatter mainly the blue light present in the white sunlight.
Red light has the longest wavelength hence least scattered.
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