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According to Newton's corpuscular theory, the speed of light is
PhysicsWave OpticsKCETKCET 2009
Options:
  • A same in all the media
  • B lesser in rarer medium
  • C lesser in denser medium
  • D independent of the medium
Solution:
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The correct answer is: lesser in rarer medium
According to Newton's corpuscular theory, speed of light in a rarer medium (like air) is lesser than that in a denser medium (like water, glass).

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