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What property of light changes when it travels from one medium to another?


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  1. When light travels from rarer medium to a denser medium, its speed and wavelength decrease.
  2. Similarly, when light travels from a denser to a rarer medium, its speed and wavelength increase.

Thus, when light travels from one medium to another, its speed and wavelength change.


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