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In Newton’s corpuscular theory, no attempt was made to explain

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a

the laws of reflection

b

the speed of light

c

Interference diffraction and polarization

d

the different colours of light

answer is D.

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Newton's corpuscular theory proposes that light is a stream of a large number of particles known as corpuscles. This theory was able to explain refraction and reflection but could not explain interference, polarisation nor diffraction as these phenomena are related to the wave nature of light.

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In Newton’s corpuscular theory, no attempt was made to explain