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Question
Match the Columns:
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ |
| The wavelength of red light | (a) 600 nm |
| (b) 700 nm | |
| (c) 500 nm |
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Solution
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ |
| The wavelength of red light | (b) 700 nm |
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