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Calculate the Speed of Light in a Medium Whose Critical Angle is 30° ? - Physics

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Question

Calculate the speed of light in a medium whose critical angle is 30° ?

Solution

Speed of light in the medium  =`\text { Speed of light in air}/ text {  Refractive index of the medium with respet to air}`

`=(3 xx 10^8 m/s)/(1/(sin30°)`

`= (3 xx 10^8 m/s)/2`

`=1.5 xx 10^8m/s`

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2009-2010 (March) Delhi set 3

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