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

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a

dependent on intensity of refracted light

b

same

c

smaller

d

larger

answer is C.

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From  μ=cv=nλvnλm,λm=λvμ
Here, c = velocity of light in medium and
v = velocity of light in vacuum; λm = refractive index of the medium.
Hence, wavelength in medium  λm<λa μ>1,given
So, the required wavelength decreases.
Alternatively,
v=fλ , On refraction, the frequency, f do not change. When light is refracted from vacuum to a medium, the velocity, v decreases. Therefore, λ  also decreases. 

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