6. Why is red colour always seen on top while blue is at the bottom of a rainbow? A. Red has a long wavelength so it moves faster and is refracted the least by water droplets in the air. B. Blue has a long wavelength so it moves faster and is refracted the most by water droplets in the air. C. Blue has a short wavelength so it moves faster and is refracted the most by droplets of water in the atmosphere. D. Red has a short wavelength so it moves faster and is refracted the least by droplets of water in the atmosphere.

6. Why is red colour always seen on top while blue is at the bottom of a rainbow? A. Red has a long wavelength so it moves faster and is refracted the least by water droplets in the air. B. Blue has a long wavelength so it moves faster and is refracted the most by water droplets in the air. C. Blue has a short wavelength so it moves faster and is refracted the most by droplets of water in the atmosphere. D. Red has a short wavelength so it moves faster and is refracted the least by droplets of water in the atmosphere.

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Chapter25: Geometric Optics

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Problem 13CQ: The most common type at mirage is an illusion that light from faraway objects is reflected by a pool...

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