The energy of the incident beam of light and the scattered beam of light are not same

The scattering of sunlight by the atoms or molecules of the gases in the earth’s atmosphere

The diameter of the scatterer is similar to or larger than the wavelength of the incident light

The scattering of light rays by the colloidal particles in the colloidal solution

The interaction of light ray with the particles of pure liquids or transparent solids, which leads to a change in wavelength or frequency

Inelastic scattering

Rayleigh scattering

Mie scattering

Tyndall scattering

Raman scattering