
What is the shape of wavefront for a beam of parallel waves? What for originating from a point source?

Important Questions on Wave Nature of Light : Huygens' Principle

The refractive indices of glass, diamond and water are and respectively. In which of these will the speed of light be maximum? Justify your answer with a suitable reason.

A ray of monochromatic light travelling in vacuum with speed , wavelength and frequency , enters into a medium of refractive index . What will be its new speed, wavelength and frequency?

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


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?
