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The scattering of sunlight by the atoms or molecules of the gases in the earth's atmosphere is known as ________ scattering.

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  9. The spectral lines having frequency equal to the incident ray frequenc...

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  10. The spectral lines which are having frequences other than the incident...

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  18. If one of the focus of a bi-covnex lens is plane, it is known as a .

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  19. In a lens , one of the faces of a bi-concave lens is plane.

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  20. Concave lenses are used as eye lens of telescope.

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