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Who first proposed that the light exhibits wave nature and explained wave phenomenon?

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Max Planck
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James Clerk Maxwell
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Isaac Newton
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Christian Huygens
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The correct option is D Christian Huygens
Christian Huygens
The wave theory of light was spread most significantly by Christian Huygens in the 17th Century. They predicted that light was a wave , we would see certain things. We would see the light could reflect off shiny surfaces, refract and diffract. It should also be possible to see the interference.

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