Dominic made the table below to organize his notes about mixtures. A 1-column table. The first column labeled properties of mixtures has entries has no set composition, must have more than one state of matter, must have more than one substance. What mistake did Dominic make? The title should read “Properties of Solutions” because some mixtures do not have all of the properties listed. There is a definite recipe to make each mixture, so the composition of a mixture is set. Although it is possible to have more than one state, it is also possible to have only one state. A single substance can be used to make a mixture if the substance is composed of more than one element.

scattering of light by tiny particles in air to produce the colors we see on sky, is dependent on the following factors:

(i) wavelength of light

(ii) size of the scattering particle  

(iii) distance traveled by light through the atmosphere.

according to rayleigh's law of scattering, the amount of scattering is inversely proportional to the fourth power of its wavelength. shorter the wavelength, greater is its scattering. hence violet/blue light is scattered more than red.

sun's light is a composite light ( visible light) with wavelengths in the range 400 nm (violet) to 700 nm (red). as sunlight passes through our atmosphere, the molecules of air scatter light according to their wavelengths. during sunrise and sunset, the sun's position is below the horizon. hence light from the sun travels a greater distance in the atmosphere when compared to its position a noon.

as sunlight enters the earth's atmosphere, blue light is scattered away and at the end of its journey in the sky, only red and orange wavelengths remain in the beam.

hence at sunrise and sunset, the sky appears reddish orange.