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Q. Assertion : The rainbow is an example of the dispersion of sunlight by the water drops in the atmosphere.
Reason: No reflection or refraction of light is involved in the formation of rainbow.

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Solution:

Rainbow is a phenomenon due to combined effect of dispersion, refraction and reflection of sunlight by spherical water droplets of rain.