According to Rayleigh's law, the intensity of scattered light varies with wavelength $λ$ as |
$∝λ^4$ $∝1/λ^4$ $∝λ^2$ $∝1/λ^2$ |
$∝1/λ^4$ |
The correct answer is Option (2) → $∝1/λ^4$ Rayleigh's Law: It explains why the sky appears blue. According to this law, the intensity of scattered light is inversely proportional to the fourth power of the wavelength of light. Mathematical expression: $I \propto \frac{1}{\lambda^4}$ Shorter wavelengths (like blue) scatter more than longer wavelengths (like red). |