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By corpuscular theory of light, the phenomenon which cannot be explained is

A

refraction

B

interference

C

diffraction

D

polarisation

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Corpuscular theory says that light consists of massless particles called corpusules. It travels with speed of light and follows laws of mechanics. This theory explains reflection and refraction by applying conservation laws.
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MHTCET PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS AND PRACTICE PAPERS-WAVE THEORY OF LIGHT -EXERCISE 1
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  5. For a ray of light, which of the following statements holds true?

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  6. Which of the following generates a plane wavefront?

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  7. When a ray of light is incident normally on a surface, then

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  8. A wavefront is……….of all the particales of a medium which are…………….. .

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  9. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct? I. A point sour...

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  10. The idea of secondary wavelets for the propagation of a wave was first...

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  11. A shortcoming of Huygen's model could not

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  12. Ray diverging from a point source from a wave front that is

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  13. Wavefront is the locus of all points, where the particles of the mediu...

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  15. A light wave travels through a medium carrying energy in three dimensi...

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  16. According to Huygens' principle, a wavefront propagates through a medi...

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  17. In given figure, light passes from denser medium 1 to rarer medium 2. ...

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  18. Figure shows behaviour of a wavefront when it passes through a prism. ...

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  19. If a source of light is moving away from a stationary observer, then t...

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  20. If a star is moving towards the earth, then the lines are shifted towa...

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