If a wave gets refracted into a denser medium, which of the following is true? |
frequency, wavelength and speed increase frequency, wavelength and speed decrease frequency remains constant but wavelength decreases and speed increases frequency remains the same but both wavelength and speed decrease |
frequency remains the same but both wavelength and speed decrease |
The correct answer is Option (4) → frequency remains the same but both wavelength and speed decrease $\text{When a wave enters a denser medium:}$ $\text{Frequency remains constant: } f = \text{constant}$ $\text{Speed decreases: } v_\text{new} < v_\text{old}$ $\text{Wavelength decreases: } \lambda_\text{new} = \frac{v_\text{new}}{f} < \lambda_\text{old}$ $\text{Answer: } \text{frequency remains the same but both wavelength and speed decrease}$ |