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Wavelength, speed and frequency of light when it enters a medium

This type of question, asked 5 times: 25 Jun 2022, 27 Jun 2022, 6 Apr 2023, 3 Apr 2025, 22 Jan 2026 S2. All 5 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    25 Jun 2022

    19
    The difference of speed of light in the two media AA and B(vA−vB)B\left( v_{A}-v_{B} \right) is 2.6×107 m/s2.6 \times10^{7}\text{ }m/s. If the refractive index of medium BB is 1.47 , then the ratio of refractive index of medium BB to medium A is : (Given : speed of light in vacuum  c=3×108 ms−1)\left. \ c = 3 \times10^{8}{\text{ }ms}^{- 1} \right)

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  2. Question 2

    27 Jun 2022

    107
    If a wave gets refracted into a denser medium, then which of the following is true?

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  3. Question 3

    6 Apr 2023

    8
    A monochromatic light wave with wavelength λ1\lambda_{1} and frequency v1v_{1} in air enters another medium. If the angle of incidence and angle of refraction at the interface are 45∘45^{\circ} and 30∘30^{\circ} respectively, then the wavelength λ2\lambda_{2} and frequency v2v_{2} of the refracted wave are :

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  4. Question 4

    3 Apr 2025

    84
    A monochromatic light of frequency 5×1014 Hz5 \times10^{14}\text{ }Hz travelling through air, is incident on a medium of refractive index ' 2 '. Wavelength of the refracted light will be :

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  5. Question 5

    22 Jan 2026 S2

    12
    The wavelength of light, while it is passing through water is 540 nm. The refractive index of water is 43\frac{4}{3}. The wavelength of the same light when it is passing through a transparent medium having refractive index of 32\frac{3}{2} is ____\_\_\_\_ nm.

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