After traveling through a vacuum a photon of light entering into some transparent denser medium. Thus the energy of light______________?
Correct answer: C. Remains same
- A. Increases because wavelength decreases
- B. Decreases because speed decreases
- C. Remains same
- D. Increases then decrease
Explanation
At a boundary, the photon frequency and hence its energy E = hf remain unchanged, although its speed and wavelength decrease in the denser medium. Thus the reduced speed does not mean reduced photon energy. Students may choose b by assuming energy depends directly on speed rather than on frequency.
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