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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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No , since energy E = hv , where h is plank constant and v is frequency does not change when light goes from one medium to another medium . Hence , energy does not change .
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Assertion: When a light wave travels from a rarer to a denser medium, it loses speed. The reduction in speed imply a reduction in energy carried by the light wave. Reason: The energy of a wave is proportional to velocity of wave.

A: When light travels from a rarer to a denser medium, it loses some speed but it doesn't imply a reduction in the energy carried by the light wave. R: Energy carried by a wave depends on the amplitude of the wave and not on the speed of wave propagation.

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