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Question
A ray of light passes from medium 1 to medium 2. Which of the following quantities of the refracted ray will differ from that of the incident ray: Speed, intensity, frequency, wavelength?
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Solution
A light beam that travels from medium (1) to medium (2) will be refracted differently from the incident ray in speed, intensity and wavelength.
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