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Fog/Cloud appears white. Why?

 Q: Fog/ cloud appears white. Why ?

Ans: Light is scattered by the fog particles. As the size of the particles is bigger than the wavelength of light, all colours are scattered to equal extent giving back white light. 

The property of light responsible for white clouds: scattering of light.

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