Punjab Medical Punjab - MET Solved Paper-2004

  • question_answer
    Hygens wave theory of light could not explain:

    A)  photoelectric effect

    B)  polarization

    C)  interference

    D)  diffraction

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    On account of Hygens principle, every point on a wave front may be regarded as a source of secondary waves. In photoelectric effect. We have to consider light as a particle (bundle of photons). Hence, Hygens theory does not explain photoelectric effect.


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