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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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Frequency being constant and an inherent property of light also h being Planck's constant. Hence from the relation` E= h v` so Energy is constant . The speed decreases wavelength also decreases but frequency is constant. So, Energy is unchanged.
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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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