MHT CET Physics question

Wave theory of light is not initially accepted because

(A)it does not explain reflection and refraction processes
(B)it does not explain photoelectric effect
(C)it does not explain Doppler's effect
(D)it does not explain propagation of light through vacuumCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Light reaches us from the Sun and stars through vacuum, while a wave was then believed to need a material medium, which made the wave theory hard to accept;

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