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A light wave in air enters a medium of refractive index `4/3`. If the wave number of light in air is `3 xx 10^6` /m, then the wave number of light in the medium is

A

`4 xx 10^6`/m

B

`2.22 xx 10^6`/m

C

`3.33 xx 10^6`/m

D

`4.44 xx 10^6`/m

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