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Scattering and the Tyndall effect

This type of question, asked 4 times: 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026. All 9 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2023

    24 (b)
    What is scattering of light ? Why does the clear sky appear blue ?
  2. Question 2

    2024

    Two statements are given, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the options given below.
    19
    Assertion (A) : Red light signals are used to stop the vehicles on the road. Reason (R) : Red coloured light is scattered the most so as to be visible from a large distance.

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  3. Question 3

    2024

    25
    Name the phenomenon of light responsible for Tyndall effect. Write an event where this phenomenon can be observed.
  4. Question 4

    2024

    Two statements are given, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the options given below.
    19
    Assertion (A) : The colour of clear sky appears blue. Reason (R) : Light of blue colour has longer wavelength as compared to the light of red colour so it is scattered more in the upper atmosphere.

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  5. Question 5

    2024

    31
    Name and explain the phenomenon of light due to which the path of a beam of light becomes visible when it enters a smoke filled room through a small hole. Also state the dependence of colour of the light we receive on the size of the particle of the medium through which the beam of light passes.
  6. Question 6

    2025

    15
    The phenomenon responsible for making the smoke particles visible when a beam of sunlight enters a smoke filled room through a narrow hole is :

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  7. Question 7

    2025

    12
    Select the correct statement from the following :

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  8. Question 8

    2026

    36
    What is scattering of light ? How is scattering of light different from reflection of light ? Explain.
  9. Question 9

    2026

    34 (a)
    What happens when light is scattered from (i) very fine particles and (ii) very large size particles of medium ? Justify your answer in each case.