(i) A plane wavefront approaches a plane surface separating two media. If medium 1 is optically denser and medium 2 is optically rarer, using Huygens' principle, explain and show how a refracted wavefront is ^constructed?(ii) Verify Snell's law.(iii) When a light wave travels from a rarer to a denser medium, the speed decreases. Does it imply reduction in its energy?

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(i) A plane wavefront approaches a plane surface separating two media. If medium 1 is optically denser and medium 2 is optically rarer, using Huygens' principle, explain and show how a refracted wavefront is ^constructed?
(ii) Verify Snell's law.
(iii) When a light wave travels from a rarer to a denser medium, the speed decreases. Does it imply reduction in its energy? Explain.