A 2 column by 5 row table. Column 1 is titled Medium and contains the following entries: Ice, Glass, Water, Diamond. Column 2 is titled Speed of Light (meters per second) and includes the following entries: 2.29 times 10 to the eighth power. 1.97 times 10 to the eighth power, 2.25 times 10 to the eighth power, 1.24 times 10 to the eighth power.
In which media would light have the shortest wavelength?
ice
glass
water
diamond
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Diamond.
Reason: wavelength in a medium is λ = v/f, and frequency f stays the same, so the smaller the light speed v in the medium, the shorter the wavelength. Diamond has the smallest speed (1.24×10^8 m/s).
Reason: wavelength in a medium is λ = v/f, and frequency f stays the same, so the smaller the light speed v in the medium, the shorter the wavelength. Diamond has the smallest speed (1.24×10^8 m/s).
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