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: -(B) Huygen’s wave theory can explain interference and diffraction of light. Q. Interference fringes are obtained due to the interference of waves from two coherent sources of light with amplitudes a1 and a2(a1=2a2).

Detailed explanation-4: -Huygens’ principle, also called Huygens-Fresnel principle, a statement that all points of a wave front of sound in a transmitting medium or of light in a vacuum or transparent medium may be regarded as new sources of wavelets that expand in every direction at a rate depending on their velocities.

Detailed explanation-5: -Newton used corpuscular theory of light to explain the reflection and refraction of light.