The speed of light in water is 2.25 x 108 m/s. What is true about the index of refraction of water?

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Mara Marshall

9 January, 02:59

The speed of light in water is 2.25 x 108 m/s. What is true about the index of refraction of water?

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Nathanael Lara · Answer 1

Nathanael Lara 9 January, 05:09

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Doobie · Answer 2

Light speed in water is 2.25 times 10^5 m/s so the index of refraction is higher than the index of refraction of light in a vacuum which is 1.0. (speed in vacuum for light is 300,000 km/s)

Index of refraction of light in water is 3.0 time 10^5 m/s divided by 2.25 times 10^5 m/s = 1.33.

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