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maxonik [38]
2 years ago
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A particular material has an index of refraction of 1.25. What percent of the speed of light in a vacuum is the speed of light i

n the material?
Physics
2 answers:
Len [333]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The percentage of speed of light in vacuum to the speed of light in the said material is 80%

Explanation:

The common values of refractive index are between 1 and 2 since nothing can travel faster than the speed of light, therefore, no material has a refractive index lower than 1.

According to the formula n=\frac{c}{v}

where n is the index of refraction

c is the speed of light in vacuum

and v is the speed of light in the material, it can be seen that n and v are inversely proportional which means greater the refractive index lower is the speed  of light.

Since we know that speed of light in vacuum is 300,000 km/s using the formula we get,

v=\frac{c}n}

v=\frac{300000}{1.25}=240,000  km/s

for finding percentage,

=\frac{240000}{300000}*100 = 80 %

beks73 [17]2 years ago
3 0

Answer:

80% (Eighty percent)

Explanation:

The material has a refractive index (n) of 1.25

Speed of light in a vacuum (c) is 2.99792458 x 10⁸  m/s

We can find the speed of light in the material (v) using the relationship

n = c/v, similarly

v = c/n

therefore v = 2.99792458 x 10⁸  m/s ÷ (1.25) = 239 833 966 m/s

v = 239 833 966 m/s

Therefore the percentage of the speed of light in a vacuum that is the speed of light in the material can be calculated as

(v/c) × 100 = (1/n) × 100 = (1/1.25) × 100 = 0.8 × 100 = 80%

Therefore speed of light in the material (v) is eighty percent of the speed of light in the vacuum (c)

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