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(a) What is the essential condition for Rayleigh scattering ?
(b) In Rayleigh scattering, how is intensity of scattered light related to wavelength of light ?

A

directly proportional to the wavelength of light.

B

Inversely proportional to the wavelength of light

C

inversely proportional to the square of the wavelength of light

D

inversely proportional to the fourth power of the wavelength of light.

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