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The speed of an electromagnetic wave in a material medium is given by `n=(1)/(sqrt(mu epsilon)),` m being the permeability of the medium and e its permittivity. How does its frequency change ?

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The frequency of electromagnetic waves have its inherent characteristic. When an electromagnetic wave travles from one medium to another, its wavelength changes but frequency remains unchanged.
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