What Do You Understand by the Term Scattering of Light? - Physics

What do you understand by the term Scattering of light?

Define scattering.

Define scattering of light.

Solution 1

Scattering is the process of absorption and then re-emission of light energy.

Solution 2

When a ray of light is incident on extremely small particles, the particles deflect the light in different directions. This phenomenon is called scattering of light

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