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Rainbow is formed due to

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Rainbow is formed due to:

a. internal reflection and dispersion of light through water droplet

b. refraction, reflection and dispersion of light through a water droplet

c. only dispersion of light

d. only refraction of light

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(a) internal reflection and dispersion of light through water droplet
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The correct option is (a) internal reflection and dispersion of light through water droplet

The rainbow is an example of the dispersion of sunlight by the water drops in the atmosphere. This is a phenomenon due to a combination of the refraction of sunlight by spherical water droplets and of internal (not total) reflection.

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