Suppose that the speed of yellow visible light in a certain transparent medium is 2.01* 105 km/s. What, approximately, is the index of refraction of this substance for yellow light

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Answer:

[tex]1.50[/tex]

Explanation:

Index of refraction:

[tex]n=\frac{c}{v}[/tex] where [tex]n[/tex] is the refractive index, [tex]c[/tex] is the speed of light in vacuum and [tex]v[/tex] is the speed of light in medium.

The speed of light in vacuum is [tex]3.00 \times 10^5 \text{km/s}[/tex]

Speed of light in medium is [tex]2.01 \times 10^5 \text{km/s}[/tex]

Thus,

[tex]n=\frac{3.00\times 10^5}{2.01\times 10^5}[/tex]

[tex]n=1.50[/tex]

Index of refraction of this substance through yellow light is [tex]1.50[/tex]