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According to Huygens principle, a wave front can propagate -
A
only in forward direction.
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only in backward direction.
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both forward and backward directions.
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None of these
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The correct option is
A
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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