Scattering of Light
Physics ⇒ Light and Optics
Scattering of Light starts at 9 and continues till grade 12.
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A student observes that a beam of light passing through a glass of milk becomes visible. What is the reason for this observation?
Describe how the color of the sky would change if Earth's atmosphere contained larger particles.
Describe the difference in the appearance of the sky on a clear day and a cloudy day in terms of light scattering.
Describe the effect of particle size on the color of scattered light.
Describe why stars appear to twinkle at night.
Explain why danger signals are red in color.
Explain why the sky appears black when viewed from the moon.
Explain why the sky appears blue during the day.
Explain why the sky appears dark to astronauts in space.
Explain why the sun appears white at noon.
If the intensity of scattered light is I for wavelength λ, what will be the intensity for wavelength 2λ according to Rayleigh's law?
If the wavelength of light is doubled, by what factor does the intensity of Rayleigh scattered light change?
State Rayleigh's law of scattering.
What is meant by the scattering of light?
What is the main difference between Rayleigh scattering and Mie scattering?
What is the Tyndall effect?
