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The luminous border that surrounds the profile of a mountain just before sun rises behind it, is an example of

A

dispersion

B

total internal reflection

C

interference

D

diffraction

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D

The luminous border that surrounds the profile of a mountain just berfore sun rises behined it is due to the diffraction on light .
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