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why is red light used as an indicator (it has something to do with scattering effect of light )

why is red light used as an indicator (it has something to do with scattering effect of light )

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Abhinav
askIITians Faculty 387 Points
8 years ago
White light is made up of 7 colors. Red colour, due to its longer wavelength does not get scattered by the particles in the atmosphere and hence reaches our eyes more distinctly than the other colors.
grenade
2061 Points
8 years ago
red light has longer wavelength and do not get scattered in the atmosphere (dust, dew, moisture)
this it the reason the reason that why red cross is red in colour
i is also used to give signals
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Rahul Jiji George
42 Points
8 years ago
why doesnt it scatter?
Gman Namg
415 Points
8 years ago
if a light is having shorter wavelength then it is scatterd because of the sunlight partivles present in the atmosphere and thus for a light having longer wavelength should least scatter
 
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Abhinav
askIITians Faculty 387 Points
8 years ago
because wavelength comparable to size of particle of air scattred more.
shubham sharda
360 Points
8 years ago
The red light scatters the least because it has greatest wavelength and hence it travels the farthest . Thus red light is used as indicator.

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