wiz-icon
MyQuestionIcon
MyQuestionIcon
1
You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!
Question

Which property of light does not change when it enters from rarer medium to denser medium. Why?

Open in App
Solution

The frequency doesnt change.
The electric and magnetic fields have to remain continuous at the refractive index boundary. If the frequency changed, the light at each side of the boundary would be continuously changing it's relative phase and there would be no way to match the fields.

flag
Suggest Corrections
thumbs-up
2
Join BYJU'S Learning Program
similar_icon
Related Videos
thumbnail
lock
Refraction Through a Glass Slab and Refractive Index
PHYSICS
Watch in App
Join BYJU'S Learning Program
CrossIcon