.In Rayleigh law of scattering ,The intensity of scattered light is proportional to A. λ B. λ -2 C. λ -4 D. λ-1

.In Rayleigh law of scattering ,The intensity of scattered light is  proportional to  
A. λ  
B. λ -2  
C. λ -4  
D. λ-1
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C. λ -4
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