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What happens when light and its wavelength travels from one medium to another?
The speed of light and its wavelength decreases when it enters a new medium. The physicist Snell showed that it can vary.
When light enters a different medium the amount that the light is bent as it enters the medium is determind by the medium's index of?
When light enters a different medium, the amount that the light is bent as it enters the medium is determined by the medium's index of..........=refraction
What happens to the wavelength of light when a ray of light enters a glass slab from air?
when the light enters into another medium, its speed changes. Hence there will be the change in the wavelength. Speed = frequency times wavelength Since the speed of light is less is glass compare to the air, its wave length will be less in glass.
What causes refraction of a ocean wave as it enters a new medium at an angle?
A wave that enters a new medium will experience interference. It is the interference that causes the observed phenomenon we observe when a wave enters a new medium.
When a light wave enters into a medium of different optical density?
index of refraction ( or refractive index)
What happens as light enters a medium and its speed increases?
It reflects a rainbow pattern
What happens to the speed of light as it enters a different meduim?
It changes, in accordance with the optical density of the medium.
What happens when light and its wavelength travels from one medium to another?
The speed of light and its wavelength decreases when it enters a new medium. The physicist Snell showed that it can vary.
When light enters a different medium the amount that the light is bent as it enters the medium is determind by the medium's index of?
When light enters a different medium, the amount that the light is bent as it enters the medium is determined by the medium's index of..........=refraction
How is refraction linked to light speed?
When light enters a different medium (refracts), its speed changes.
Is the speed of light in a medium affected by the velocity of the light as it enters a new medium?
No. The speed of light is determined by the electrical characteristics of the medium it's in, regardless of what medium it came from or what medium it's headed for when it leaves this one.
What happens when speed of light enters a new kind of medium?
When light passes from one medium to another with a different refractive index, andnot in a direction perpendicular to the boundary between the media, its speed changes.
What happens to the speed of the sound and the light as it enters the plastic?
Depends on the type of plastic.
What happens to the wavelength of light when a ray of light enters a glass slab from air?
when the light enters into another medium, its speed changes. Hence there will be the change in the wavelength. Speed = frequency times wavelength Since the speed of light is less is glass compare to the air, its wave length will be less in glass.
Why frequency of light never change when light changes medium?
When light enters another medium it changes speed, but thewavelength changes correspondingly so that the frequency does not change. For example, if light enters a medium where its speed is cut in half, then the wavelength will also be reduced by half.
What happens to the light ray when it passes from a low speed medium to a higher speed medium?
It changes direction, according to Snell's Law.
What causes refraction of a ocean wave as it enters a new medium at an angle?
A wave that enters a new medium will experience interference. It is the interference that causes the observed phenomenon we observe when a wave enters a new medium.
