Question

Newton's corpuscular theory demerit points

Answer 1

In optics, the corpuscular theory of light, arguably set forward by Descartes (1637) states that light is made up of small discrete particles called "corpuscles" (little particles) which travel in a straight line with a finite velocity and possess impetus. This was based on an alternate description of atomism of the time period. This theory cannot explain refraction diffraction, interference and polarization. Newton was a pioneer of this theory.

Answer 2

Newton was first to suggest that light energy is concentrated in tiny particles called corpuscles .

He assumed that light travels faster in the denser medium than in the rarer medium which has been proved wrong.

Corpuscular theory cannot explain the phenomena of diffraction, interference, and polarization of light.

he thought that the different colors of light are due to the differences in the sizes of corpuscles has no justification