MCQ
When light travels from an optically rarer medium to an optically denser medium, the speed decreases because of change in ______
- ✓Wavelength
- BFrequency
- CAmplitude
- DPhase
✓
Answer
Correct option: A.
Wavelength
When light travels from an optically rarer medium to an optically denser medium, the speed decreases because of the change in Wavelength.
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