Question

Corpuscular theory of light was advanced by:
A) Huygen
B) Newton
C) Maxwell
D) Hertz

Answer 1

Hint
The corpuscular theory of light was proposed by Descartes in 17 centuries, the corpuscular theory of light states that light is made up of tiny discrete particles called "corpuscles" (very tiny particles) which travel in a straight line with a finite velocity and possess impetus. This was based on a different description of atomism of the time period. And continued the same for some span of time.

Complete step by step solution
After the proposal of Corpuscular theory of light by Descartes nothing changed . No development idea proposed till next 30 years. But After that Isaac Newton elaborated upon it. This theory cannot explain refraction, diffraction and interference, which require an understanding of the wave theory of light of Christiaan Huygens.
Newton thought that light is made up of small, light and elastic particles called corpuscles ejected(emitted) by a luminous body. He said corpuscles travel with speed of light in all directions in straight lines like light itself. These corpuscles carry along energy with them. When they hit the retina of the eye, they produce a sense of vision. These corpuscles are of different colors and are of different sizes (red corpuscles larger than blue corpuscles).
The corpuscular theory explains that light carries energy and momentum, light travels in a straight line, Propagation of light in vacuum, Laws of reflection and refraction but it fails to explain interference, diffraction and polarization. Such brief development was done by Isaac Newton.

Hence option B is correct.

Note
A major prediction of the corpuscular theory is that the speed of light in a denser medium is more than the speed of light in a rarer medium. The truth is that the speed of the light is smaller in a denser medium. Therefore, Newton's corpuscular theory is wrong. But after all such proposals, scientists and researchers denied its correctness.