Wave Optics Fundamentals Quiz
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Who put forward the wave theory of light?

  • Isaac Newton
  • René Descartes
  • Léon Foucault
  • Christiaan Huygens (correct)

    • What did the corpuscular model of light predict about the speed of light in a second medium?

  • The speed of light would remain constant
  • The speed of light would be greater (correct)
  • The speed of light would depend on the medium
  • The speed of light would be lesser

    • Who confirmed the prediction about the speed of light in water being less than in air?

  • René Descartes
  • Christiaan Huygens
  • Isaac Newton
  • Léon Foucault (correct)

    • Which model of light explained the laws of reflection and refraction satisfactorily?

    <p>Wave model</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year did Descartes give the corpuscular model of light and derived Snell’s law?

    <p>1637</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who initially gave the corpuscular model of light and derived Snell’s law?

    <p>Rene Descartes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which book did Isaac Newton further develop the corpuscular model of light?

    <p>OPTICKS</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who put forward the wave theory of light?

    <p>Christiaan Huygens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the wave model predict about the speed of light in a second medium?

    <p>The speed of light would be less in the second medium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who confirmed the prediction about the speed of light in water being less than in air?

    <p>Leon Foucault</p> Signup and view all the answers

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