NEET Physics Huygens Principle MCQ Question
Which of the following statements regarding Huygens' Principle is correct?
Each point on a wavefront acts as a source of secondary wavelets.
The wavefront moves faster than the speed of the wave in the medium.
All secondary wavelets have equal amplitude in all directions.
Huygens' Principle does not apply to spherical wavefronts.
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Detailed Explanation
According to Huygens' Principle, every point on a wavefront can be considered to be a source of secondary wavelets, which helps in determining the new position of the wavefront.
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