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State Huygen's principle. Using Huygen's wave theory, prove the laws of reflection.
Important Questions on Wave Optics
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Deduce Snell's law of refraction for a plane wave using Huygens' principle.


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On a hot summer night, the refractive index of air is the smallest near the ground and increases with a height from the ground. When a light beam is directed horizontally, the Huygens' principle leads us to conclude that as it travels, the light beam,

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What is the phase difference between any two points lying on the same wavefront?

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State Huygens's principle of wave theory? Using this principle derive the law of reflection or refraction. Which quantity remains unchangedwhen a light wave suffers reflection of refraction?

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Calculate the longest wavelength that can be analysed by a rock salt crystal of spacing in the first order.

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