The Sun appears white in afternoon. The ...

The Sun appears white in afternoon. The reason is ..........

less scattering of light.

more scattering of all the colours of white light.

more scattering of blue colour.

more scattering of red colour.

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A, C

White light coming from the Sun has to travel less distance in the atmosphere before reaching the observer. So less scattering of light takes place and as a result the Sun appears white.

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