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When light travels from a rarer to denser medium,the speed decreases.Does the decrease in speed imply a decrease in the energy carried by the light wave?Justify you answer.

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MODERN PUBLICATION-Huygen's Principle-EXERCISE
  1. When light travels from a rarer to denser medium,the speed decreases.D...

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  2. What is Huygen's principle?

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  3. Explain the term wavefront.Describe Huygens' construction for propagat...

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  4. With the help of a diagram,explain the Huygens' principle for the prop...

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  5. State and explain Huygen's principle.

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  6. What are the two assumptions on which Huygens' principle is based? Exp...

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  7. State the postulates of Huygens' wave theory.

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  8. What is the shape of wavefront orginating fron a line source?

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  9. For light diverging from a point source.

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  10. State Huygen's principle of propagation of light and prove the laws (S...

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  11. State Hugen's principle and verify the laws of reflection of light usi...

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  12. State Hugen's principle and verify the laws of reflection of light usi...

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  13. Using Huygens theory, verify the law of reflection?

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  14. Verify the laws of reflection using Huygen's wave principle.

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  15. Using Huygens' principle and drawing the skteches of wavefront,show ho...

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  16. Define wavefront and a ray.

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  17. Verify the laws of reflection using Huygen's wave principle.

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  18. State Hugen's principle and verify the laws of reflection of light usi...

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  19. Describe the phenomenon of refraction from Huygens' wave theory.

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  20. State Huygen's principle of propagation of light and prove the laws (S...

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  21. State Huygen's principle of propagation of light and prove the laws (S...

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