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QVII) Give reason for the following:
1. Light travels in a straight line​

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Step-by-step explanation:

Since the wavelength of light is very small as compared with the size of ordinary object and diffraction of light is not easily noticed and hence the light appears to travel in a straight line.

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Shadows are evidence of light travelling in straight lines. An object blocks light so that it can't reach the surface where we see the shadow. Light fills up all of the space before it hits the object, but the whole region between the object and the surface is in shadow.

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