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Q.

Light enters from air to glass, with glass having a refractive index of 1.50. What is the speed of light in glass? (Speed of light in a vacuum is 3 x 10⁸ m/s)

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a

2 x 108 m/s

b

6 x 10⁸ m/s

c

4 x 10⁸ m/s

d

3 x 10⁸ m/s

answer is A.

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We know, 

n  = v1v2  = 1.5  
where n is the refractive index of glass with respect to air, v1 is the speed of light in vacuum and v2 is the speed of light in glass

v2v1n

v2 = (3 x 10⁸) / 1.5 = 2 x 10⁸ m/s

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