Q.

Statement (A) : Huygens theory failed to explain polarization

Statement (B) : According to Huygens’s theory light is longitudinal mechanical wave

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a

Both A and B are false

b

Both A and B are true

c

A is false, B is true

d

A is true, B is false      

answer is A.

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A polarized wave vibrates in a single plane in space. Since longitudinal waves vibrate along their direction of propagation they cannot be polarized.

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