Pick the correct statement from the following |
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a) |
Primary rainbow is a virtual image and secondary rainbow is a real image |
b) |
Primary rainbow is a real image and secondary rainbow is a virtual image |
c) |
Both primary and secondary rainbows are virtual images |
d) |
Both primary and secondary rainbows are real images |
Pick the correct statement from the following |
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a) |
Primary rainbow is a virtual image and secondary rainbow is a real image |
b) |
Primary rainbow is a real image and secondary rainbow is a virtual image |
c) |
Both primary and secondary rainbows are virtual images |
d) |
Both primary and secondary rainbows are real images |
(c) The rainbow is seen as a virtual image in the form of a coloured are centered on the anti-solar point that is the point below the horizon, directly opposite the sun in the sky. When conditions are favorable two rainbows are seen the brighter is the primary and a fainter second one with the colours reversed. Hence, both primary and secondary rainbow are virtual images. |