When light propagates through a given homogeneous medium,the velocities of
- Aprimary wavefront are larger than those of secondary wavelets.
- Bprimary wavefronts are lesser than those of secondary wavelets.
- Cprimary wavefronts are greater than or equal to those of secondary wavelets.
- Dprimary wavefront and wavelets are equal.
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