Wave A travels in vacuum with wavelength

PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Waves · Waves

Problem

Wave A travels in vacuum with wavelength 400 nm400\,\text{nm}. Wave B propagates in glass of refractive index 1.61.6 and has the same frequency as wave A. Compare the following quantities by finding the ratio (value for B divided by value for A): (i) wavelengths (ii) wavenumbers (iii) angular frequencies

Related theory

Browse the problem library