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Which characteristic of a light wave must increase as the light wave passes from glass into air? (1) amplitude (3) period (2) frequency (4) wavelength

Which characteristic of a light wave must increase as the light wave passes from glass into air? (1) amplitude (3) period (2) frequency (4) wavelength
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Which characteristic of a light wave must increase

as the light wave passes from glass into air?
(1) amplitude (3) period
(2) frequency (4) wavelength

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User JonathanChap
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The answer is 4.

The speed of light is faster in the air than in the glass, because a wavelength can be refracted in glass. Because the speed increases when the light wave passes from glass into air, the wavelength will also increase.
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