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Why does a secoundary rainbow have inverted colours ?

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This is because in the formation of a secondary rainbow, light enters from the bottom of the drop, instead of entering from the top as in case of primary rainbow and suffers two total internal reflections instead of one.
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  • Which of the following statements is correct about rainbow A. In primary rainbow, red colour is on the outside and violet colour is on the inside. B. In primary rainbow, violet colour is on the outside and red colour in the inside. C. Secondary rainbow is brighter than primary rainbow. D. In secondary rainbow, light wave suffers one total internal reflection before coming out

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    Only B
    B
    Only A
    C
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    D
    A and D

  • The order of colours in a rainbow is

    A
    Violet, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Indigo, Red
    B
    Violet, Red, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange
    C
    Violet, Indigo, Yellow, Orange, Red, Blue, Green
    D
    Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red

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