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Which observation can be explained by Newton's corpuscular model of light?.
- A.The bending of light around corners.
- B.The formation of rainbows in water droplets.
- C.The diffraction of light through narrow slits.
- D.The interference patterns produced by light waves.
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- The formation of rainbows in water droplets.
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The corpuscular model can explain the formation of rainbows as it describes how light particles refract and reflect within water droplets, leading to the dispersion of colors.
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