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A monochromatic (single frequency, single wavelength) light ray in air (n = 1) enters a glass prism (n = 1.5). In the glass prismGroup of answer choicesboth the frequency and the wavelength are the same as in airthe frequency is the same, but the wavelength is greater than in air.the frequency is the same, but the wavelength is smaller than in air.the wavelength is the same, but the frequency is greater than in air.the wavelength is the same, but the frequency is smaller than in air.

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A monochromatic (single frequency, single wavelength) light ray in air (n = 1) enters a glass prism (n = 1.5). In the glass prismGroup of answer choicesboth the frequency and the wavelength are the same as in airthe frequency is the same, but the wavelength is greater than in air.the frequency is the same, but the wavelength is smaller than in air.the wavelength is the same, but the frequency is greater than in air.the wavelength is the same, but the frequency is smaller than in air.

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The frequency is the same, but the wavelength is smaller than in air.

Here's why:

When light enters a medium from air, its speed decreases. However, the frequency of light remains the same because it is determined by the source of the light and not the medium it travels through.

The wavelength of light, on the other hand, does change when it enters a different medium. This is because wavelength is dependent on both the speed of light and its frequency. Since the speed of light decreases when it enters a medium like glass from air, and the frequency remains the same, the wavelength of light must decrease.

So, in a glass prism, the frequency of the light remains the same as in air, but the wavelength is smaller.

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