Scattering of Light
Physics ⇒ Light and Optics
Scattering of Light starts at 9 and continues till grade 12.
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A beam of white light passes through a colloidal solution and appears blue from the side and red from the transmitted light. Explain why.
A student observes that the sky appears blue on a clear day but turns whitish on a very humid day. Explain why this happens.
Describe Rayleigh scattering.
Explain why the moon appears red during a lunar eclipse.
Explain why the sky appears blue during the day.
Explain why the sky appears dark to astronauts in space.
Explain why the sky appears orange or red during volcanic eruptions or forest fires.
Explain why the Tyndall effect is not observed in a true solution.
If the wavelength of light is doubled, by what factor does the intensity of Rayleigh scattered light change?
State the mathematical relationship between the intensity of scattered light (I) and the wavelength (λ) in Rayleigh scattering.
What happens to the color of the sky if the atmosphere contains larger dust particles?
What is meant by the scattering of light?
What is the main difference between Rayleigh scattering and Mie scattering?
Why do stars appear to twinkle?
Why does the sun appear reddish at sunrise and sunset?
