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A light passing through air has wavelength $6000 Å$. The wavelength when same ray passes through a glass slab of refractive index 1.5 will be :
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Options:
  • A $2000 Å$
  • B $4000 Å$
  • C $8000 Å$
  • D $1200 Å$
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The correct answer is: $4000 Å$
When light ray passes through a glass slab, then new wavelength
$\begin{aligned} \lambda^{\prime} & =\frac{\lambda}{\mu}=\frac{6000}{1.5} \\ & =4000 Å\end{aligned}$

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