COMEDK · Physics · 26. Wave Optics
Select the correct statement from the following.
- A Christian Huygens, a contemporary of Newton established the wave theory of light by assuming that light waves were transverse.
- B Maxwell provided the compelling theoretical evidence that light is a transverse wave.
- C Thomas Young experimentally proved the wave behaviour of light and Huygens assumption.
- D All three statements given above, correctly answers the question 'what is light'?
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(B) Maxwell provided the compelling theoretical evidence that light is a transverse wave.
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In Huygens principle, the wave theory was established by assuming that the waves were longitudinal. So, option (a) is not correct. In Maxwell's theory of light, he stated that light is a transverse wave and conducted various experiments to prove so. Hence, option (b) is correct.…
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