Does a single raindrop illuminated by sunlight deflect light of a single color or does it disperse a spectrum of colors?

Q: Why is the color of the clear sky is blue?

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Q: Why can sunlight that illuminates Earth be approximated by plane waves, whereas the light from a…

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Q: How is wavelenght of light related to its frequency?

A: the wavelength and frequency of light are mutually independent to each other . as the wavelength…

Q: How does light react when it stuck transparent object?

A: When light stuck transparent material like air, water, clear glass. A maximum amount of light is…

Q: What color does red cloth appear to be when illuminated by a cyan light?

A: It is known that the white light from the sun is a combination of seven different lights with…

Q: The bending of light as it passes into a different medium is an example of:

A: Answer:  Refraction

Q: What about diffraction of light?

A: Diffraction is a result of superposition of two different Secondary wavelets coming from different…

Q: Why do the iridescent colors seen in some seashells (such as abalone shells) change as the shells…

A: The object, substance, or living organism appears in a certain color because it absorbs some…

Q: What is the relationship between refraction and the speed of light?

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Q: Why will the leaves of a red rose be warmed more than the petals when illuminated with red light?

A: The petals of a red rose reflect all the red light coming from the source, whereas the leaves absorb…

Q: Name the color of which light which is deviated (a) the most (b) the least on passing through prism.

A: When a white light passes through the prism, the white light gets dispersed into different colors…

Q: Does light behave primarily as a wave or as a particle when it interacts with the crystals of matter…

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Q: What happens when unpolarized light is reflected from a surface?

A: Unpolarized light : An electromagnetic wave keeps vibrating in two or more different planes is…

Q: Why are light waves able to travel through a vaccum whereas sound waves cannot?

A: Speed of sound: The speed of sound is the distance travelled by a sound wave per unit of time. The…

Q: When does light behave as a wave? When does it behave as a particle?

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Q: what colour results when red light is subtracted from white light?

A: White light consists of mainly three primary colors – red, yellow, green.

Q: What is meant by scattering of light?

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Q: Does the laser beam from the laser device degrade when passing through a glass prism?

A: Laser beams are considered as monochromatic beams .

Q: The colors are not always the same in a spectrum and in a rainbow

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Q: Which color of white light is scattered the least? Give reason.

A: In the process of scattering, colour having long wavelength will scatter the least while one having…

Q: our eyes are most sensitive to which colour?

A: The average normal human sighted eye is most sensitive under daylight conditions at a wavelength of…

Q: The translucence that is observed when paper comes into contact with oil is due to the __________ of…

A: Answer:-  Index of Refraction    The translucence that is observed when paper comes into contact…

Q: Name the subjective property of light related to its wavelength.

A: The subjective property of light related to its wavelength is colour .

Q: what happens to light when it falls upon a material that has natural frequency above or below to…

A: Light will get reflected back to the same medium when the frequency of light is lower or higher than…

Q: Discuss how our everyday lives would be different if thespeed of light were only 25 m/s.

A: Given data: Speed of light is, c=25 m/s.

Q: When light enters a material of higher index of refraction, its speed

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Q: Which travels more slowly in glass , red light or violet light?

A: White light is a combination of all colours, using prism white light from our Sun can be separated…

Q: Which has the greatest energy among the color in a rainbow

A: Rainbow has seven colors which are : violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red Energy is…

Q: Discuss and explain the relationship of color with wavelength.

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Q: What is scattering of light?

A: The absorption light by the particles in the medium through which light passes id called Scattering…

Q: When does a light beam have only a single frequency?

A: A light beam can never have only one frequency even a photon never has only one frequency. These…

Q: Will light change direction toward or away from the perpendicular when it goes from air to water?…

A: The light bends away from the normal when light is incidented from a denser medium to a rarer medium…

Q: What will be the color of a sheet of paper containing red pigment when yellow light shines on it?…

A: Answer a) Red , b) Black