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Which theory explained how light waves travel through vacuum?
ADescartes' corpuscular theory
BMaxwell's electromagnetic theory
CHuygens' secondary wavelets
DYoung's interference theory
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Maxwell's electromagnetic theory
Maxwell showed that changing electric and magnetic fields sustain each other, so light needs no material medium.
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