Consider two waves of light, A and B. Wave A has a lower frequency than wave B. Then wave B must have:O A. longer wavelengthB. higher speedO C. lower speedD. shorter wavelengthO E. this can't be determined from the information given

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Chapter16: Fundamentals Of Light

Section16.2: The Wave Nature Of Light

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Consider two waves of light, A and B. Wave A has a lower frequency than wave B. Then wave B must have: A. longer wavelength B. higher speed O C. lower speed D. shorter wavelength O E. this can't be determined from the information given