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According to Huygens principle, a wave front can propagate -

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both forward and backward directions.

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only in forward direction.

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None of these

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only in backward direction.

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Solution

The correct option is B only in forward direction.
According to Huygens principle, a wave front can propagate only in forward direction.

Hence, option $(A)$ is the correct answer.

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