According to Corpuscular theory, the color of the light is given by :

speed of the corpuscle

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size of the corpuscle

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mass of the corpuscle

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frequency of the corpuscle

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The correct option is C size of the corpuscle
As per Newton's corpuscular theory, light consists of tiny particles known as corpuscles. A source of light continuously emits such corpuscles. Different colours are due to different sizes of corpuscles.

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