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?
- ADifferent colours of light are due to different wavelengths of waves.
- Correct answerBDifferent colours of light are due to different sizes of the corpuscles.
- CSpeed of light in denser medium is less than that in rarer medium.
- DIt 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'.