A student writes the following statements while revising wave optics: 1

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A student writes the following statements while revising wave optics: 1. "When light passes from a denser to a rarer medium, the refracted wavefront bends towards the normal." 2. "The spacing between successive wavefronts remains unchanged across an interface because frequency is conserved." 3. "For reflection at a plane surface, the reflected wavefront travels equal distances in equal times from the point of incidence as the incident wavefront did before striking." For each statement: (i) State whether it is correct or incorrect. (ii) Give a clear justification based on the behaviour of wavefronts at the interface.

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