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Refraction Effects on Wavelength and Phase

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A coherent light wave with a vacuum wavelength of 500 nm enters a thin film (n = 1.40) at normal incidence. Which statement describes the effect on the light’s wavelength and phase as it enters the film?

A

Wavelength and phase both change

B

Neither wavelength nor phase is affected

C

Wavelength shortens but phase remains continuous

D

Wavelength remains the same but phase shifts

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