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What phenomenon did Rayleigh provide the first theoretical treatment of?

  • Elastic scattering of light

  • Photoelectric effect

  • Compton effect

  • Diffraction

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Elastic scattering of light, also known as Rayleigh scattering, is a phenomenon in which light interacts with particles that are much smaller than the wavelength of light. The first theoretical treatment of this phenomenon was provided by Lord Rayleigh in the late 19th century. Rayleigh's theory explained how the scattering of light by particles depends on the wavelength of light and the size of the particles.
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