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Question 52 of 142

If a wave gets refracted into a denser medium, then which of the following is true?

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Answer: (C) Wavelength and speed decreases but frequency remains constant.

In refraction from one medium to another, the speed and wavelength gets changed. The frequency remains unchanged.

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