During a cloudy day, a primary and a secondary rainbow may be created, then the:

During a cloudy day, a primary and a secondary rainbow may be created, then the:
  1. primary rainbow is due to double internal reflection and is formed above the secondary one.
  2. primary rainbow is due to double internal reflection and is formed below the secondary one.
  3. secondary rainbow is due to double internal reflection and is formed above the primary one.
  4. secondary rainbow is due to single internal reflection and is formed above the primary one.

Solution

Secondary rainbow is formed due to double internal reflection and is formed above the primary rainbow. The secondary rainbow is brighter than the primary rainbow.

Asked in: NEET 2022 (Phase 2)

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