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प्रश्न
Select the correct alternative
The speed of light is maximum in
पर्याय
glass
water
air
wood
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उत्तर
air
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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 ______.
Compare the speeds of light of wavelength 4000 Å (i.e. violet light) and 8000 Å (i.e. red light) in vacuum.
What is the speed of light in vacuum?
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)
Higher Order Thinking Skill.
What do you conclude about the speed of light in diamond. if the refractive index of diamond is 2.41?
Define transparent materials.
The speed of light decreases in a denser medium, light bends towards the normal.
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.
