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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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Light Waves

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1] · Physics · Light Waves

As light undergoes refraction into a medium,

As light undergoes refraction into a medium,

Options

  1. Aits wavelength decreases while its frequency remains unchanged
  2. Bits wavelength increases while its frequency remains unchanged
  3. Cboth its wavelength and frequency increase
  4. Dboth its wavelength and frequency decrease

Correct answer

A. its wavelength decreases while its frequency remains unchanged

Step-by-step solution

When light travels from vacuum or air into an optically denser medium of refractive index nn, its speed decreases according to the relation v=cnv = \dfrac{c}{n}.

The frequency ff of light is a fundamental property of the source and remains unchanged during refraction across any boundary.

Using the wave equation v=fλv = f \lambda, since the speed vv decreases and the frequency ff remains constant, the wavelength λ\lambda must decrease (λ′=λn\lambda' = \dfrac{\lambda}{n}).

Therefore, its wavelength decreases while its frequency remains unchanged.
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