
Out of speed, frequency, wavelength and amplitude, which parameter(s) does (do) not change on reflection?

Important Questions on Wave Nature of Light : Huygens' Principle

Is the speed of light in glass independent of the colour of light? Out of red and violet light which one travels slower in a glass prism?


A monochromatic beam of light travelling in vacuum enters a medium of refractive index . What is the relation between the wavelengths of the incident and the refracted light waves?

Define wavefront. How is it related to the direction of the corresponding rays?

When monochromatic light is incident on a surface separating two media, both the reflected and the refracted light have same frequency as the incident light. Why?

When light travels from a rarer to a denser medium, it loses speed. Does this loss imply a reduction in energy carried by the light waves?

