College Physics (10th Edition)
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Chapter 23, Problem 10MCP
A light beam has a wavelength of 300 nm in a material of refractive index 1.5. In a material of refractive index 3.0, its wavelength will be
- A. 450 nm.
- B. 300 nm.
- C. 200 nm.
- D. 150 nm.
- E. 100 nm.
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