If the frequency of an EM wave is doubled and the speed remains constant, its wavelength is ____. quartered. halved. unchanged. doubled. quadrupled. As a light wave travels into a medium in which its speed decreases, its wavelength would ____. increase

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If the frequency of an EM wave is doubled and the speed remains constant, its wavelength is ____.
  1. quartered.
  2. halved.
  3. unchanged.
  4. doubled.
  5. quadrupled.

As a light wave travels into a medium in which its speed decreases, its wavelength would ____.

  1. increase
  2. decrease
  3. remain the same

If the frequency of an EM wave is doubled and the speed remains constant, its wavelength is ____.

  1. quartered.
  2. halved.
  3. unchanged.
  4. doubled.
  5. quadrupled.

 

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