Question

For the same value of angle of incidence, the angles of refraction in three media A, B and C are 15°, 25° and 35°, respectively. In which medium would the velocity of light be minimum?

Answer 1

As light travels from a rarer to denser medium, it bends toward normal as its speed decreases. So, if the bending is more, the speed of the light would be less in that medium compared to other media. As the angle of refraction is measured with respect to the normal, the ray making the least angle of refraction would bend more, and the speed of light would be minimum in that case. Therefore, the correct option is medium A, where the refracting angle is 15°.