What distance does light travel in water, glass, and diamond during the time that it travels 1.0 m in vacuum? the refractive indices for water, glass, and diamond are 1.33, 1.50, and 2.42, respectively.

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Elliott Stone

26 June, 20:34

What distance does light travel in water, glass, and diamond during the time that it travels 1.0 m in vacuum? the refractive indices for water, glass, and diamond are 1.33, 1.50, and 2.42, respectively.

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Gael Parrish · Answer 1

We are given with

distance traveled through vacuum = 1.0 m

refractive index of water = 1.33

refractive index of glass = 1.50

refractive index of diamond = 2.42

distance traveled through water is = 1.0/1.33 = 0.75 m

distance traveled through water is = 1.0/1.50 = 0.67 m

distance traveled through water is = 1.0/2.42 = 0.41 m