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प्रश्न
Why does the sky appear in blue colour?
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उत्तर
When sunlight passes through the atmosphere, the blue colour (shorter wavelength) is scattered to a greater extent than the red colour (longer wavelength). This scattering causes the sky to appear in blue colour.
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