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Question
Why do you see bright rays of sunlight when it passes through small gaps between the leaves of a dense tree?
Short Answer
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Solution
Sunlight is scattered by tiny dust and smoke particles in the air, making its path visible when it travels through tiny spaces between the leaves of a dense tree. This scattering of light by particles is called the Tyndall effect.
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