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प्रश्न
State whether light slows down or speeds up in the following cases :
Light going from glass to water.
उत्तर
Speeds up
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Write true or false of the following statement.
The speed of light in vacuum is 3 × 108 ms-1.
Select the correct alternative
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- glass.
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