Q115 / 150 · MHT CET 2025 (21 Apr Shift 2) · Physics

According to Huygen's wave theory of light, which one of the following statements is not correct?

  • A
    Different colours of light are due to different wavelengths of waves.
  • Correct answer
    B
    Different colours of light are due to different sizes of the corpuscles.
  • C
    Speed of light in denser medium is less than that in rarer medium.
  • D
    It can explain laws of reflection and refraction.

Solution

Huygen's wave theory postulates that light propagates as waves rather than particles. Statement B is inconsistent with this theory as it attributes color differences to "sizes of corpuscles," a concept from Newton's corpuscular theory rather than wave theory.

Statement A aligns with wave theory, as different wavelengths correspond to different colors of light. Statement C is a key prediction of Huygen's theory: light travels slower in denser media than in rarer media. Statement D reflects the theory's success in deriving the laws of reflection and refraction.

The statement not correct according to Huygen's wave theory is B.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.

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