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What does Newton's corpuscular theory of light explain about the behavior of light?.
- A.Light travels in straight lines and can be reflected and refracted.
- B.Light behaves as a wave and can interfere with itself.
- C.Light is made up of particles called photons that have mass.
- D.Light can only travel through a vacuum.
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- Light travels in straight lines and can be reflected and refracted.
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Newton's corpuscular theory posits that light consists of particles (corpuscles) that travel in straight lines, which explains reflection and refraction phenomena.
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