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Q1. [1]
When a beam of white light passes through a region of very fine dust particles, the colour of light that scatters the most in that region is :
  1. (A) red
  2. (B) orange
  3. (C) blue
  4. (D) yellow
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Model Answer

(C) blue

Very fine dust particles scatter light of shorter wavelengths most. Blue light has the shortest wavelength among the given options, so it is scattered the most.

Source: Chapter 10, Section 10.6.1 – Tyndall Effect

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Explanation

The key principle from the textbook: "Very fine particles scatter mainly blue light" (shorter wavelengths scatter more). This is the basis of the Tyndall effect. Red is scattered the least (which is why danger signals are red). In MCQs, eliminate red, orange, and yellow as they have longer wavelengths and scatter less.

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