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[SOLVED] question about light

 
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Jan21-08, 08:37 PM   #1
 

[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.
 
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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.
 
Jan21-08, 09:03 PM   #3
 
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