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16.6 Exercise 24

Avg difficulty 2.5

The speed of light in air is approximately v=3.00×108m/sv = 3.00 \times 10^{8} \text{m}/\text{s} and the speed of light in glass is v=2.00×108m/sv = 2.00 \times 10^{8} \text{m}/\text{s}. A red laser with a wavelength of λ=633.00nm\lambda = 633.00 \text{nm} shines light incident of the glass, and some of the red light is transmitted to the glass. The frequency of the light is the same for the air and the glass. (a) What is the frequency of the light? (b) What is the wavelength of the light in the glass?

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