MHT CET2007ChemistrySurface Chemistry
Blue colour of water in sea is due to
Options
- Arefraction of blue light by impurities
- Brefraction blue sky by water
- Cscattering of light by water
- DNone of the above
Correct answer
C. scattering of light by water
Step-by-step solution
The colour of a colloidal solution depends on the wavelength of the light scattered by the dispersed particles, which in turn depends on the size and the nature of particle. The colour of water in sea is blue due to the scattering of light by water.