Why does sky appear blue?

Short/Brief Note

Blue colour of sky is due to scattering of sunlight by molecules of the atmosphere (eg. N₂, O₂)
‘λ’_b is smaller hence it scattered more strongly based on Rayleigh Scattering law.
Hence sky appears blue.

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