NEET Physics Huygens Principle Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Huygens' principle assumes that the amplitude of secondary wavelets is maximum in the forward direction.
Reason (R): This assumption satisfactorily explains the absence of the backwave.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Huygens' principle assumes the amplitude is maximum forward, but this assumption is not satisfactory to explain the absence of the backwave according to the NCERT context.
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