GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Huygens’s theory explains the wave theory of light phenomena of diffraction, interference, reflection, and refraction well, considering it was proposed two centuries ago.

Detailed explanation-2: -This phenomenon is referred to as the refraction of light. Huygens waves theory could explain the wave nature of light and refraction of light is based on the wave nature of light. So this phenomenon can easily be explained by Huygens waves theory.

Detailed explanation-3: -Newton used corpuscular theory of light to explain the reflection and refraction of light.

Detailed explanation-4: -Wave theory of light explains the phenomena of interference, diffraction, scattering, dispersion, polarisation etc.

Detailed explanation-5: -Huygens waves theory could well explain reflection, refraction and interference of light but could not explain the double refraction because in huygens principle light is considered as mechanical wave which could not explain the double refraction.