Which of the two is scattered more easily : light of shorter wavelengths or light of longer wavelengths?

Light of shorter wavelengths gets scattered more easily.

Explanation

Light of shorter wavelength (like blue and violet visible light) scattered more easily because the air molecules (oxygen and nitrogen gas molecules) present in the atmosphere are much smaller than the wavelength range of visible light. Thus, it scatters blue light the most.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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