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According to the corpuscular model of light, if the ray of light bends towards the normal on refraction, what does it predict about the speed of light?
The speed of light will be greater in the second medium
Which experiment in 1850 confirmed that the speed of light in water is less than the speed in air, confirming the prediction made by using the wave model of light?
Foucault's experiment
Who is often attributed to the corpuscular model of light due to the tremendous popularity of his book OPTICKS?
Isaac Newton
What did the wave model of light predict about the speed of light on refraction if the wave bends towards the normal?
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In 1678, which physicist put forward the wave theory of light?
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