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Who revived the wave theory by showing interference of light?
AThomas Young
BIsaac Newton
CHeinrich Hertz
DLeon Foucault
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Thomas Young
Young's 1801 interference experiment showed light has wave properties, reviving Huygens' theory.
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