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Q. Sodium lamps are used in foggy conditions because

AIIMSAIIMS 2004Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

Solution:

Sodium light emits monochromatic light which has only one colour (deep yellow). This colour is scattered less by the fog particles. While the other light sources comprise lights of many different colours ( of different wavelengths) so, they are scattered most due to they provide some degree of colour rendering.