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प्रश्न
A light ray passes from water to
- air, and
- glass.
In each case, state how does the speed of light change.
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उत्तर
- When a light beam travels from water to air. There will be an increase in light speed.
- A light beam travels slower through glass than it does through water.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Select the correct alternative
The speed of light is maximum in
State whether light slows down or speeds up in the following cases :
Light going from water to air.
When light travels from a denser to a rarer medium, its speed ______.
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?
Higher Order Thinking Skills.
Light ray emerges from water into air. Draw a ray diagram indicating the change in its path in water.
Objects that allow light to pass through partially are called ______ material.
Materials that are not able to allow light to pass through, are called ______ material.
Define transparent materials.
Higher-Order Thinking Skills:
M = 2.42 for diamond. What is the meaning of this statement in relation to the speed of light?
Light travels a distance of '10x' units in time 't1' in vacuum and it travels a distance of 'x' units in time 't2' in a denser medium. Using this information answer the question that follows:
'Light covers a distance of '20x' units in time 't1' in diamond'. State true or false.
