Answer to Question #297172 in Optics for Kell

Question

Which of the fulling results when a wave moves from a medium of a low refractive index to a medium of higher refractive index

a. The wavelength increases

b. The wavelength decreases

c. The wave speed increases

d. Its rays bend away from the normal

e. Its rays bend towards the normal

f. Its rays experience are refracted by exactly 90 es

g. Its rays experience Total Internal Reflection

Answer 1

Answer

when a wave moves from a medium of a low refractive index to a medium of higher refractive index

its speed decreases thus the wavelength also decreases.