A beam of monochromatic light is refracted from vacuum into a medium of refractive index 1.5. The wavelength of refracted light will be

(a) depend on intensity of refracted light

(b) same

(c) smaller

(d) larger

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2 Answers

Correct option  (c) smaller

Explanation:

λ' of refracted light is smaller because λ' =λ/μ 

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(d) smaller

As light enters the medium, its wavelength decreases and becomes equal to \(\frac{λ}{μ}\)

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