Q.

Read the statement below and state whether it is true or false.
Blue colour has a longer wavelength than red colour.

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a

False

b

True

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The statement is false.

  • The red colour has a longer wavelength while blue has the shortest wavelength among violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red.
  • Due to the longest wavelength, red is least scattered and well absorbed by the particles while blue is scattered the most and least absorbed by the particles due to its shortest wavelength.

Therefore, the correct statement would be : Red colour has a longer wavelength than blue colour.

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