Concept explainers
(a)
To find: the change occurs in the
(a)
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
When light passes through the different materials/media its speed decreases (except in vacuum). The change in speed depends on the refractive index of that particular material/media.
For a given frequency the wavelength is directly proportional to the speed of light. Mathematically,
Wave speed = frequency wavelength.
When a light wave travels from one medium to another the speed slows down and that does not affect the frequency of light since the wavelength is shorter.
Conclusion:
When a wave travels from one medium to other medium, the frequency never changes.
(b)
To find: the change occurs in the
(b)
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
When a light passes through the different materials/media its speed actually decreases (except in vacuum). The change in speed depends on the refractive index of that particular material/media.
The speed of light is directly proportional to the wavelength of the light that travels from one medium to another medium.
Mathematically,
Wave speed = frequency wave speed.
When a light wave travels from one medium to another the speed slows down and the wavelength is decreased as it is directly proportional to speed of light.
Conclusion:
When a light wave travels from one medium to another the wavelength is decreased as it is directly proportional to the speed of light.
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