eli5: Why doesn’t photons loose velocity after going through a denser medium?

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If photons go through air>liquid>air, then why it’s velocity remains the same before entering the liquid medium and after exiting the liquid medium.

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It is best to not think of photons as little particles but as a ripple in a field (like a ripple in a pond).

That is to say, most of the properties of light are a result of it being a wave, and as a wave, the speed mainly depends on the medium itself.

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