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What will happen to the wavelength of light when it goes from optically rarer to denser medium

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Always remember the frequency of light never changes, because it depends on the source, so we have the equation,

f = c/w where c is the speed of light, and w is the wavelength. so
we know that the velocity of light decreases when it travels from rarer to denser medium so to keep the frequency constant the wavelength should also decrease.

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