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| Jan21-08, 08:37 PM | #1 |
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[SOLVED] question about light
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
True or False question 5. If a Young’s double-slit apparatus, having operated in air, were to be submerged in water, the fringe pattern would become less spread out. 2. Relevant equations c=f(lamda) 3. The attempt at a solution What i think they mean: does the wavelength become shorter when light is traveling in a slower medium? What i don't know is does the frequency of light stay constant regardless of the medium? If yes, then the statement is true. |
| Jan21-08, 08:53 PM | #2 |
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Yes, the frequency is constant regardless of medium. The frequency of a wave only depends on the oscillations of the source of the wave.
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| Jan21-08, 09:03 PM | #3 |
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Thank you.
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