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  • 09-06-2017
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How does the density of a medium affect the speed of a wave?

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anonymous79
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  • 09-06-2017
Optically Shallower region, speed is slower and wavelength decreases
Optically denser region, speed is faster and wavelength increases
U can remember this by (shallower read it fast and it sounds like slower) and the wavelength always coincides with speed ie speed decrease wavelength decrease)
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