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When light travels from a rarer to a denser medium, the speed decreases. Does the reduction in speed imply a reduction in the energy carried by the light wave?

When light travels from a rarer to a denser medium, the speed decreases. Does the reduction in speed imply a reduction in the energy carried by the light wave?

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Saurabh Koranglekar
askIITians Faculty 10335 Points
3 years ago
Dear student

When a light wave travel from a rarer to a denser medium, its speed decreases but energy carried by the wave remains constant. It depends on the amplitude of wave. The frequency also remains constant.

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