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Your friend says that the wavelength of light waves is shorter in water than in air and cites Figure 28.25 as evidence. Do you agree or disagree, and why?
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The wavelength of a wave is the distance between two consecutive points in a wave that are in the same phase of oscillation. In the case of light waves, these points could be two consecutive crests or troughs. Show more…
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