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According to Newton's corpuscular theory

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velocity of light in denser medium is less than velocity of light in rarer medium

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velocity of light in denser medium is greater than velocity of light in rarer medium

C

velocity of light in denser medium is equal than velocity of light in rarer medium

D

velocity of light in independent on medium through which it travelled

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