Warning Signals and Eye Sensitivity – Rankers Physics
Topic: Ray Optics
Subtopic: Lens Makers Formula/ Len's Formula

Warning Signals and Eye Sensitivity

Assertion (A): Warning signals installed at the top of tall buildings and monuments employ red light.
Reason (R): Human eye is most sensitive to red colour.
 
Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
(A) is true but (R) is false
Both (A) and (R) are false

Solution:

Red light has the longest wavelength and scatters least, making it visible from a distance. Thus, (A) is true. However, the human eye is most sensitive to yellow-green light (approximately \(555\text{ nm}\)), not red. Thus, (R) is false. So, (A) is true but (R) is false.

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