The famous interference experiment of 1801 was performed by:
AIsaac Newton
BJames Maxwell
CLeon Foucault
DThomas Young
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Thomas Young
1. Interference is a pattern only waves can produce.
2. The experiment firmly established the wave nature of light.
3. Thomas Young performed it in 1801.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Physics Part II, Chapter 10, Wave Optics._
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