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Monochromatic light of wavelength 589 nm is incident from air on a water surface. What are the wavelength, frequency and speed of (a) reflected, and (b) refracted light? Refractive index of water is 1.33.

A

`5.09xx10^(14)Hz`

B

`1.7xx10^(-19)Hz`

C

`5.09xx10^(17)Hz`

D

`1.7xx10^(-14)Hz`

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For answer see Physics Darpan, Part-2, Section-B, Exercises of Textbook example no. 10.1
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