0
Light will slow down if it goes through just about anything that is not a vacuum, for example air, glass, water.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What happens to the speed of light when it is refracted?
The speed of light slows down.
Does light speed up as it travels through water?
No, light does not speed up in water, it slows down.
What happens when a light ray travels through air into glass?
Light speed slows down in the glass.
If your speed slows down you will have what acceleration?
If your speed slows down, yYou will have negative acceleration or deceleration.
Is the speed of light in water should be more than the speed of light in a vacuum?
No. Light slows down whenever it passes through water. Nothing is faster than the speed of light in a vaccum.
Can light exceed its normal speed while refracting?
If you mean "normal speed" to be the speed at which light travels in a vacuum, then no. Anything that differs from light moving through a vacuum slows the light down to a certain extent.
What is the name of the theory that time slows down when approching the speed of light?
This is part of the Special Theory of Relativity.
Are you seeing at the speed of light?
Actually no. Light may travel to you at the speed of light but once it strikes your retina the process of seeing slows all the way down to bio-electrics which is a poor contender compared to the speed of light.
Does light slow down when it travels through matter?
Light slows down when it travels through matter.The only time light travels at is maximum speed, c, is in a vacuum.
What does speed change when a ray of light leaves air and enters a piece of glass?
The speed of light slows down ... in general, the denser the material, the lower the speed of light. (For example : air to water to glass.) The maximum speed is in a vacuum.
Does light travel faster in glass than in a vacuum?
No, slower. Light travels fastest in a vacuum. Anything transparent that light can pass through slows it down somewhat. Diamond crystal slows it down notably, which is part of what causes the "fire" in a diamond.
Why light enters water does it speed up or slow down?
Slows IF it enters the water from air (and not - say - glass).
