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If the index of refraction of a medium is 1.4 determine the speed of light in that medium?
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∙ 13y ago
Speed of light in air (which has an index of refraction of 1) is 3 * 10^8 m/s.
So divide the speed of light by the index of refraction of the new medium to obtain the speed of light in that medium.
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When light passes from a medium with a high index of refraction into a medium with a lower index of refraction which direction does the light bend?
A medium with a higher index of refraction, like diamond, is more dense than the medium with a lower index of refraction, like air. If the ray of light is moving from the less dense medium (lower index of refraction), to a more dense (higher index of refraction) the ray of light bends TOWARDS the normal.
How is the index of refraction of s medium related to the speed of light inThe medium?
The index of refraction of a substance is(The speed of light in vacuum) divided by (the speed of light in the substance) .
How is the index of refraction of a substance related to the speed of light in the substance?
The substance's index of refraction isSpeed of light in vacuum / Speed of light in the substance
What is the bending of light rays as it passes from one material into another?
Index Of Refraction
When light waves enter a new medium and bend what occurs?
When light enters a different medium, the amount that the light is bent as it enters the medium is determined by the medium's index of refraction.
How is the index of refraction of a medium related to the speed light of in the medium?
c divided by the index of refraction of the medium = the speed of light in the medium.
When light enters a different medium the amount that the light is bent as it enters the medium is determind by the medium's index of?
When light enters a different medium, the amount that the light is bent as it enters the medium is determined by the medium's index of..........=refraction
When light passes from a medium with a high index of refraction into a medium with a lower index of refraction which direction does the light bend?
A medium with a higher index of refraction, like diamond, is more dense than the medium with a lower index of refraction, like air. If the ray of light is moving from the less dense medium (lower index of refraction), to a more dense (higher index of refraction) the ray of light bends TOWARDS the normal.
How is the index of refraction of s medium related to the speed of light inThe medium?
The index of refraction of a substance is(The speed of light in vacuum) divided by (the speed of light in the substance) .
How is the index of refraction of a substance related to the speed of light in the substance?
The substance's index of refraction isSpeed of light in vacuum / Speed of light in the substance
What is the index of refraction?
The refractive index is the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in a medium.
What is used to describe how the medium reflects light?
Index of refraction
What is used to describe how medium reflects light?
Index of refraction
What is the bending of light rays as it passes from one material into another?
Index Of Refraction
What the value of the index of refraction of a medium?
It's the speed of light in vacuum divided by the speed of light in that medium.
The ratio of the speed of light in a medium to the speed of light in a vacuum is called its?
It is usually expressed the other way: the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in a medium. In that case, it is called the "index of refraction".
What does light do when it enters a medium?
refraction occurs if the medium is water. or it bounces of a solid,my guess :D
