By Team Aakash Byju's | 22nd December 2022
The blue colour of the sky appears due to the scattering of blue colour.
Blue colour has the shortest wavelength in the visible spectrum.
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Your Options are
Both Assertion & Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
Both Assertion & Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
Only Assertion is correct.
Only Reason is correct.
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The correct answer is option A. Both Assertion & Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
Detailed Explanation
The Assertion is correct because the scattering of sunlight through molecules present in the atmosphere causes the sky to appear blue.
Despite the white light having all colours, why does only blue colour gets scattered to the maximum extent such that the sky looks blue?
The scattering of light is inversely proportional to the fourth power of wavelength of a ray of light. Thus, blue, with the least wavelength, scatters more than other colours.
Thus, the Reason correctly explains the statement of Assertion.