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How is the Refractive Index of a Medium Related to the Speed of Light in It?

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प्रश्न

How is the refractive index of a medium related to the speed of light in it? 

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उत्तर

Denser medium has a higher refractive index and therefore the speed of light in such medium is lower in comparison to the speed of light in a medium which has a lower refractive index.

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संबंधित प्रश्‍न

A student traces the path of a ray of light passing through a rectangular glass slab and marks the angle of incidence i, angle of refraction r and angle of emergence e, as shown.

The correctly marked angle(s) is/are

(A) ∠ i only

(B) ∠ e only

(C) ∠ r only

(D) ∠ i and ∠ e


Study the following four experimental set-ups I, II, III and IV for the experiment, "To trace the path of a ray of light through a rectangular glass slab."

Which of the marked set-ups is likely to give best results (P1 and P2 are the positions of pins fixed on the incident ray)?

(A) I

(B) II

(C) III

(D) IV


A student very cautiously traces the path of a ray through a glass slab for different values of the angle of incidence (∠i). He then measures the corresponding values of the angle of refraction (∠r) and the angle of emergence (∠e) for every value of the angle of incidence. On analysing these measurements of angles, his conclusion would be

(A) ∠i > ∠r  > ∠e

(B) ∠i = ∠e  > ∠r

(C) ∠i < ∠r  < ∠e

(D) ∠i = ∠e  < ∠r


The following diagram shows a 60°, 30°, 90° glass prism of critical angle 42°, Copy the diagram and complete the path of incident ray AB emerging out of the prism marking the angle of incidence on each surface.


Draw diagrams to show the refraction of light from 

  1. air to glass, and
  2. glass to air. In each diagram, label the incident ray, refracted ray, the angle of incidence
  3. and the angle of refraction (r).

When a ray of light from air enters a denser medium, it ______.


For which colour of white light, is the refractive index of glass the most?

Which of the following has the highest refractive index:


Why is the colour red used as a sign of danger?


Draw the ray diagram of a glass slab having medium A and B for the velocity of light ray VA and VB respectively and define Snell's law.

  1. If VB = 1.5 VA, then which medium is denser?
  2. What is the refractive index of A with respect to B?
  3. What is the refractive index of B with respect to A?

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