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How do the frequency and wavelength of light change when it goes from a rarer to a denser medium ?

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Wavelength of light decreases because
`lambda_("medium")=(lambda_("vacuum"))/(mu)`
As `mu gt 1`
`:. lambda_("medi") lt lambda_("vac")`.
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