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Why are rainbows formed?

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they are formed when a white light ray suffers total internal reflection inside the spherical water droplet. The magic angle of the rainbow is 42 degrees.

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Because when it is raining and the sun is out, the sun will reflect onto the raindrops and make pretty colours in the sky :]

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Why is a rainbow not visible during the summer?

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Where are rainbows mainly found?

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How could rainbow made in sky?

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