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Question
The clear sky appears blue because
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blue light gets absorbed in the atmosphere
ultraviolet radiations are absorbed in the atmosphere
violet and blue lights get scattered more than lights of all other colours by the atmosphere
light of all other colours is scattered more than the violet and blue colour lights by the atmosphere
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Solution
violet and blue lights get scattered more than lights of all other colours by the atmosphere
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