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How does light travle in a material with a higher index of refraction?
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∙ 7y ago
It will usually change. Usually you would expect the speed to decrease, but note that the "optical density", i.e. the index of refraction, is not entirely related to the density (as defined by mass/volume).
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe refractive index of the material is defined as the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum
to the speed of light in that material.
The higher the refractive index of any medium, the slower the speed of light in that medium.
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∙ 11y agoSpeed of light in a medium = c / (refractive index of the medium) .
' c ' = speed of light in vacuum = 299,792,458 meters per second.
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∙ 7y agoHigher index of refraction basically means that the light moves slower in that material.
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∙ 7y agoIt travels at a speed which is less than its speed in vacuum.
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What happens when a light moves from a material with a lower index of refraction to another material with a higher index of refraction?
The ray of light bends towards the normal.
Is it true that Light travels faster in a material with a higher index of refraction?
true
Does light travel faster in a material with a higher index of refraction?
Light travels faster in liquid material with a higher index or reflection.
What is the bending of light rays as it passes from one material into another?
Index Of Refraction
When light passes from a medium with a high index of refraction into a medium with a lower index of refraction which direction does the light bend?
A medium with a higher index of refraction, like diamond, is more dense than the medium with a lower index of refraction, like air. If the ray of light is moving from the less dense medium (lower index of refraction), to a more dense (higher index of refraction) the ray of light bends TOWARDS the normal.
What happens when a light moves from a material with a lower index of refraction to another material with a higher index of refraction?
The ray of light bends towards the normal.
Is it true that Light travels faster in a material with a higher index of refraction?
true
Does light travel faster in a material with a higher index of refraction?
Light travels faster in liquid material with a higher index or reflection.
What is the bending of light rays as it passes from one material into another?
Index Of Refraction
The speed of light in a vacuum is 1.5 times that of the speed of light in a given material what is the index of refraction for that material?
Also 1.5. That's how the index of refraction is defined.
What is a property of a material that indicates how much it reduces the speed of light?
well kids, the answer is INDEX OF REFRACTION. (: science question on my homework
What are the factors affecting the refraction index of material?
atomic packing
When light passes from a medium with a high index of refraction into a medium with a lower index of refraction which direction does the light bend?
A medium with a higher index of refraction, like diamond, is more dense than the medium with a lower index of refraction, like air. If the ray of light is moving from the less dense medium (lower index of refraction), to a more dense (higher index of refraction) the ray of light bends TOWARDS the normal.
How can the index of refraction for different substances be determined mathematically?
n(index of refraction) = c(speed of light in a vacuum)/v(speed of material in the sebstance)
Light travels faster in a material with a lower index of refraction.?
true
If the speed of light in a vacuum is 1.2 times that of the speed of light in a given material what is the index of refraction for that material?
2 (no units)
What is the measure of how much a ray of the light bends when it enters the material?
Index of refraction
