According Newton’s corpuscular theory of light, a corpuscle’s velocity component
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Question
According Newton’s corpuscular theory of light, a corpuscle’s velocity component normal to the interface of two transparent media either increases or diminishes as, respectively, an effect of a short range acceleration or deceleration. “Snell’s law”, as per Newton, could, therefore, be: V1 Sin1 = V2Sin2. If light corpuscles enter water from air at an angle 1 = 12 degrees relative to the normal and, as a consequence of refraction, bend so that 2 = 9 degrees relative to the normal, determine their speed in water. What empirical fact does this result violate?
Explanation / Answer
use:
V1 Sin1 = V2Sin2
3*10^8* Sin 12 = V2*Sin 9
V2=3.99*10^8 m/s
Answer: 3.99*10^8 m/s
Speed of light is medium or anywhere in fact cant be greater than speed of light. This is what its violates. Speed of corpuscles in water is coming graeter than speed of light in vaccum. Its not possible