This phenomenon occurs when light is absorbed and reradiated by particles in the air or it is the change of motion of particles due to its collision with another particle about the size of gas molecules. * A. scattering B. interference C. diffraction D. dispersion

This phenomenon occurs when light is absorbed and reradiated by particles in the air or it is the change of motion of particles due to its collision with another particle about the size of gas molecules. * A. scattering B. interference C. diffraction D. dispersion

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