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Rayleigh scattering

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Rayleigh scattering

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Anonymous Posted March 10, 2022 0 Comments

Light scattering ‘bouncing’ off of air molecules as is travels through the air. Shorter wavelengths of light (blue) scatter more frequently than longer ones (red). This is what causes the sky to look blue

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