Strictly speaking, if a beam of white light is shone through a piece of very thick glass, the first color to emerge from the other side is
1) white.
2) violet.
3) red.
4) green.
This is because
5) all frequencies travel at c.
6) lower frequencies undergo more refraction in a medium.
7) higher frequencies of light travel at a faster average speed through a medium.
8) higher frequencies of light interact with more molecules in a medium.
Answer: 3, 8
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