Assertion (A): Corpuscular theory fails in explaining the velocities of light in air and…
Physics · Class 12 · CBSE — Wave Optics
Assertion (A): Corpuscular theory fails in explaining the velocities of light in air and water.
Reason (R): According to Corpuscular theory, the light should travel faster in denser media than in rarer media.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
Answer
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
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