Define dispersion of light. How is scattering of light different from dispersion ? Give one example of natural phenomenon based on each of these.
Define dispersion of light. How is scattering of light different from dispersion ? Give one example of natural phenomenon based on each of these.
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Breaking up of the component colours of light is called dispersion. Dispersion is caused due to the difference in velocity of each colour through a medium. Scattering of light takes place due to the interaction of light and particles suspended in a medium. Rainbow-dispersion.
The blue color of the sky, the red color of the sky at sunrise or sunset-scattering.
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