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When a ray of light enters from air in to water then its wavelength

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decreases

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increases

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remains unchanged

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becomes infinity

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Solution

The correct option is C decreases
When light enters a denser medium from a rarer medium, its velocity decreases and hence the wavelength is reduced.

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