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NEET · Physics · STD 12 - 9. Ray optics and optical instruments
Pick the wrong answer in the context with rainbow
- A When the light rays undergo two internal reflections in a water drop, a secondary rainbow is formed.
- B The order of colours is reversed in the secondary rainbow.
- C An observer can see a rainbow when his front is towards the sun.
- D Rainbow is a combined effect of dispersion refraction and reflection sunlight.
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(C) An observer can see a rainbow when his front is towards the sun.
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An observer can see a rainbow when his back is towards the sun.
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