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O-LevelPhysicsLight5054/11 · Oct/Nov 2011 · Q201 Mark

How do the speed and the wavelength of red light in air compare with the speed and the wavelength of violet light in air?

Aspeed of red light: greater, wavelength of red light: greater
Bspeed of red light: greater, wavelength of red light: less
Cspeed of red light: same, wavelength of red light: greater
Dspeed of red light: same, wavelength of red light: less

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C: speed of red light: same, wavelength of red light: greater

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Light, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2011 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 20.

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