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Light enters from air into water which has a refractive index of1.33.Calculate the speed of light in water.The speed of light in air is 3.0×10^8
Asked by sarahjaved711 | 10 Mar, 2021, 04:08: PM
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when light is travelling obliquely from one medium to other medium, direction of propagation changes in second medium.
This phenomenan is refraction of light.
 
begin mathsize 12px style r e f r a c t i v e space i n d e x space space o f space m e d i u m equals space fraction numerator s p e e d space o f space l i g h t space i n space a i r over denominator s p e e d space o f space l i g h t space i n space m e d i u m end fraction end style
speed of light in water = ( 3×108 )/ 1.33  = 2.25×108 m/s

 
Answered by Shiwani Sawant | 12 Mar, 2021, 07:45: PM

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