If the wavelength of light in vacuum is $\lambda$,the wavelength in a medium of refractive index $n$ will be

  • A
    $n\lambda$
  • B
    $\frac{\lambda}{n}$
  • C
    $\frac{\lambda}{n^2}$
  • D
    $n^2\lambda$

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