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When light travels from a rares to a denser medium, the speed of light decreases. Does the reduction in speed imply a reduction in the energy ?

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No, reduction in speed on passing from a rarer to a denser medium does not imply a reduction in energy of light because the frequency of light remains unchanged and the energy of a light photon depends only on its frequency.
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When light travels from a rarer to denser medium, it loses some speed. Does the reduction in speed imply a reduction in the energy carried by the light wave ?

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