Optics Question 740

Question: When light is refracted from air into glass

[IIT 1980; CBSE PMT 1992; MP PET 1999;]

Options:

A) Its wavelength decreases and frequency increases

B) Its wavelength increases but frequency remains unchanged

C) Its wavelength decreases but frequency increases

D) Its wavelength increases and frequency decreases

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ f\propto \frac{1}{\lambda } $ . As $ {\lambda _{b}}<{\lambda _{g}} $

Therefore $ f _{b}>f _{g} $



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