12th Class Physics Wave Optics / तरंग प्रकाशिकी

  • question_answer 12)
    Explain how Corpuscular theory predictsthe speed of light in a medium, say, water, tobe grater than the speed of light in vacuum. Is the prediction confirmed by experimentaldetermination of the speed of light in water? If not, which alternative picture of light isconsistent with experiment ?  

    Answer:

    According to Corpuscular theory,whenever light in the form of particlesenters into denser medium from a rarermedium, a force of attraction comes intoplay on the particles normal to the surface. Thus, the component of velocity normalto the surface of water increases whereas the component of velocity parallel tosurface does not change. Therefore,orButor velocity in water is greater than velocityof light in air. However, in actual case c >v.  


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