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Why clouds are seen to be of white colour ?

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Scattering is proportional to `(1)/(lambda^4)`
For `a gt gt lambda` i.e., large scattering objects (for example, raindrops, large dust or ice particles) this is not true, all wavelengths are scattered nearly equally.
Thus, clouds which have droplets of water with `a gt gt lambda` are generally white.
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