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Light enters from air to glass, having refractive index 1.50. What is the speed of light in the glass? The speed of light in vacuum is 3 x 108 ms-1.
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No.Material Medium Refractive Index 1. Air 1.0003 2. Ice 1.31 3. Water 1.33 4. Alcohol 1.36 5. Kerosene 1.44 6. Fused quartz 1.46 7. Turpentine oil 1.47 8. Benzene 1.50 9. Crown glass 1.52 10. Canada Balsam 1.53 11. Rock salt 1.54 12. Carbon disulphide 1.63 13. Dense flint glass 1.65 14. Ruby 1.71 15. Sapphire 1.77 16. Diamond 2.42 You are given kerosene, turpentine and water. In which of these does the light travel fastest? Use the information given in Table 9.3.
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No.Material Medium Refractive Index 1. Air 1.0003 2. Ice 1.31 3. Water 1.33 4. Alcohol 1.36 5. Kerosene 1.44 6. Fused quartz 1.46 7. Turpentine oil 1.47 8. Benzene 1.50 9. Crown glass 1.52 10. Canada Balsam 1.53 11. Rock salt 1.54 12. Carbon disulphide 1.63 13. Dense flint glass 1.65 14. Ruby 1.71 15. Sapphire 1.77 16. Diamond 2.42