Question

Select the right option in the following

• A. Maxwell provides compelling theoretical evidence that light is a transverse wave.
• B. Thomas Young experimentally proved the wave behavior of light and Huygens assumption.
• C. Christiaan Huygens, a contemporary of Newton, established the wave theory of light by assuming that light waves were transverse.
• D. All the statements given above correctly answer the question “what is light”.

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Maxwell provides compelling theoretical evidence that light is a transverse wave.

The explanation for the correct answer:

In case of option A:

1. Maxwell's theoretical proof that light is a transverse wave is persuasive.

The explanation for the incorrect answer:

In case of option B:

1. Thomas Young used his double-slit experiment to demonstrate the wave nature of light by demonstrating that light interferes, which is a phenomenon seen in waves. He has never proven whether light travels in a transverse or longitudinal direction.

In case of option C:

1. The wave theory was developed in Huygens's principle by assuming that the waves were longitudinal.

In case of option D:

1. These remarks primarily emphasize light's wave character. They make no mention of the particle nature of light or the recognized dual nature of light. As a result, they plainly do not know the answer to the question "what is light."

Hence, option (A) is correct.