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In Huygens’ theory, light waves are longitudinal and do not require a material medium for their propagation.(a) True(b) FalseThe question was posed to me in an internship interview.This is a very interesting question from Wave Optics topic in portion Wave Optics of Physics – Class 12

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Correct answer is (b) False

To elaborate: In Huygens’ THEORY, LIGHT waves are LONGITUDINAL and REQUIRE a material MEDIUM for their propagation. That is why, Huygens’ assumed the existence of an all-pervading hypothetical medium, called ether.



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