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प्रश्न
When light travels from a denser to a rarer medium, its speed ______.
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उत्तर
When light travels from a denser to a rarer medium, its speed increases.
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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.
Select the correct alternative
The speed of light is maximum in
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.
An obliquely incident light ray bends at the surface due to a change in speed when passing from one medium to another. The ray does not bend when it is incident normally. Will the ray have a different speed in the other medium?
The speed of light is maximum in ______.
Numerical problem.
Light enters from air into a glass plate having refractive index 1.5. What is the speed of light in glass? (Ans: 2 × 108 ms–1)
Light travels ______ kilometers per second in air or vacuum. In theory, nothing can travel faster than light.
Materials that allow light to pass through completely are known as transparent materials.
Two medium with a refractive index of 1.31 & 1.50 is given. In which case
- The bending of light is more and
- speed of light is more.
