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what is newtons corpusculars theory of light

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Newton's corpuscular theory gave the structure of light. According to this theory light was considered to be consisting of small particles called corpuscles which travels with high speed. This theory was successful in explaining reflection and refraction but was unable to explain phenomena like interference, diffraction and polarization.

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