A beam of monochromatic light of frequency 4-85 x 10 Hz passes from air into liquid paraffin. In liquid paraffin the light has a speed of 2-10 x 10° ms. (a) Calculate the refractive index of the liquid paraffin. (b) What is the frequency of the light when it is in the liquid paraffin?

A beam of monochromatic light of frequency 4-85 x 10 Hz passes from air into liquid paraffin. In liquid paraffin the light has a speed of 2-10 x 10° ms. (a) Calculate the refractive index of the liquid paraffin. (b) What is the frequency of the light when it is in the liquid paraffin?

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A beam of monochromatic light of frequency 4-85 x 10 Hz passes from air into liquid paraffin.
In liquid paraffin the light has a speed of 2-10 x 10° ms.
(a) Calculate the refractive index of the liquid paraffin.
(b) What is the frequency of the light when it is in the liquid paraffin?

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