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Red light differs from blue light as they have

Asked in JEE Main 16th March 2nd Shift 2021 · Order of the bands

Answer: (1) Different frequencies and different wavelengths

Step-by-step solution

Red and blue are different parts of the visible band: red ≈ 700 nm, blue ≈ 450 nm, so the wavelengths differ

In the same medium λ u = c is fixed, so a different λ forces a different u: uᵣed ≈ 4.3 × 10¹⁴ Hz u_blue ≈ 6.7 × 10¹⁴ Hz

Both quantities therefore differ

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