Practice question

**Frequency of light** remains unchanged when refracts from air into water because frequency determined by source, energy E= h f conserved, speed decreases v= c/n, wavelength decreases λ'=v/f= λ/n, energy of wave proportional to amplitude² not speed, intensity I =½ c ε₀ E₀², energy not depend on speed directly, when speed decreases amplitude may change but energy conserved, interference redistributes energy, total energy same, bright regions gain from dark. In a denser medium, the speed decreases, and since frequency remains constant, wavelength decreases ( λ = (v/nu) ). Using Δ = d sinθ, y = n λ D/d, a sinθ = n λ, I =