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The refractive index of medium A is 1.5 and that of medium B is 1.33. If the speed of light in air is 3 × 10 8 m ∕ s , what is the speed of light in medium A and B respectively?
Solution:
When a light ray travels from one medium to another, its direction changes, because the velocity of light changes according to the medium.
The refractive index is the degree of the change of the direction of the light in two mediums.
The refractive indexn = c ∕ v
From the question, it is given that the speed of the light in the air isc = 3 × 10 8 m ∕ s
the refractive index of the mediumA is n A = 1.5 that of medium B is n B = 1.33
the velocity of light in mediumA is v = c ∕ n A = 3 × 10 8 ∕ 1.5 = 2 × 10 8 m ∕ s
the velocity of light in mediumB is v = c ∕ n B = 3 × 10 8 ∕ 1.33 = 2.2 × 10 8 m ∕ s
The refractive index is the degree of the change of the direction of the light in two mediums.
The refractive index
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the refractive index of the medium
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