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How does the speed of light in glass change on increasing the wavelength of light?
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On increasing the wavelength of light in glass, the speed of light will also increase.
For example — In visible light, the speed of violet colour ( wavelength λ = 4000 Å) is least and red colour (wavelength λ = 8000 Å) is most.
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