(a) Relate the speed of light in the given medium with its optical density. (b) Using the information given…

(a) Relate the speed of light in the given medium with its optical density. (b) Using the information given in the table below, arrange the medium A, B and C in the ascending order of their optical density. Medium | Speed of light (m/s) A | 2.25 × 108 B | 2 × 108 C | 2.08 × 108

Solution

(a) In optically rarer medium speed of light is more and in optically denser medium speed of light is less. (b) A

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