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प्रश्न
State the speed of light in (a) air, (b) glass.
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उत्तर
(a) Air — 3 × 108
(b) Glass — 2 × 108
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write true or false of the following statement.
The speed of light in vacuum is 3 × 108 ms-1.
State whether light slows down or speeds up in the following cases :
Light going from glass to water.
A light ray passes from water to
- air, and
- glass.
In each case, state how does the speed of light change.
A light ray suffers reflection and refraction at the boundary in passing from air to water. Draw a neat labelled ray diagram to show it.
The speed of light in air is 3 × 108 m s-1. Calculate the speed of light in glass. The refractive index of glass is 1.5.
Materials that allow light to pass through completely are known as transparent materials.
Define transparent materials.
The speed of light decreases in a denser medium, light bends towards the normal.
Light is one of the slowest traveling energy with a speed of 3 × 10-8ms-1
Higher-Order Thinking Skills:
M = 2.42 for diamond. What is the meaning of this statement in relation to the speed of light?
