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The Speeds of Red Light and Yellow Light Are Exactly Same

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Question

The speeds of red light and yellow light are exactly same

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  • in vacuum but not in air

  • in air but not in vacuum

  • in vacuum as well as in air

  • neither in vacuum nor in air

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Solution

in vacuum but not in air

Different wavelengths travel at different speeds through different media.  In vacuum, the speeds of both the red light and yellow light are same but are different in air due to some optical density of air. Both wavelengths act in a different way in the air.

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Chapter 21: Speed of Light - MCQ [Page 448]

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HC Verma Concepts of Physics Volume 1 and 2 [English]
Chapter 21 Speed of Light
MCQ | Q 2 | Page 448
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