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What is wave theory of light?

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(i) Light' is a disturbance from a source that travels as longitudinal mechanical waves through the ether medium that was presumed to pervade all space as mechanical wave requires medium for its propagation.
(ii) The wave theory could successfully explain phenomena of reflection, refraction, interference and diffraction of light.
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