L Lostintime Full Member 10+ Year Member May 9, 2012 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad When a wave passes into a different medium, its frequency is the same. But its speed changes According to c=lamda x f Wavelength of the light should change Does this mean light is 400-700nm only in air? Or a vaccum?
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad When a wave passes into a different medium, its frequency is the same. But its speed changes According to c=lamda x f Wavelength of the light should change Does this mean light is 400-700nm only in air? Or a vaccum?
milski 1K member 10+ Year Member May 9, 2012 #2 The difference between air and vacuum is really minimal. The 400nm-700nm is valid for both. You are correct that in certain media what we technically consider light will have a different wavelengths, say 450-750 nm. Upvote 0 Downvote
The difference between air and vacuum is really minimal. The 400nm-700nm is valid for both. You are correct that in certain media what we technically consider light will have a different wavelengths, say 450-750 nm.
