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What happens to the speed of light as light travels though materials?
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∙ 9y ago
The speed of light is not affected by the density of the medium. Its the path of the light that is affected . Phenomenon like reflection or refraction take place when the light goes to different medium
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe wavelength is smaller in denser medium. speed =wavelength times frequency. The denser the medium, the smaller the wavelength.
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∙ 7y agoThe speed increases or decreases, depending on whether the refractive index decreases or increases.
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What happens to the speed of light when it travels from air into glass?
It decreases.
What happens to speed of light when travel through plastic?
When light travels through anything that is not a vacuum, it will usually slow down.
What happens when light travels from solid to liquid?
nothing can do but if it is a laser means the solid will cut into 2 pices
What happens to light waves when two materials do not have similar indexes of refraction?
Nothing happens to light waves at all. UNLESS the two materials happen to be right next to each other AND the light tries to cross FROM one INTO the other one. Then things get very interesting.
Light travels faster in?
light travels faster in vacuum.
What the material through which light travels?
Light travels though a medium called "space-time" and can also travel through transparent and translucent physical materials.
What happens to light when it travels through a prism?
the light travels though the prism and is reflected on an object and the light is to go though all side/faces of the prism and the light is to change colorTo make this more clear: The light goes through and separates into different colors of the rainbow.
Light travels in a material with greater .......?
Optical Density. Which often is caused by normal density.
What happens to light upon meeting opaque and transparent materials?
opaque material: some light will get reflected and some will get absorbed transparent material: light will go though it
What happens to colors as light travels in water?
They disperse.
Explain what happens to light upon meeting opaque and transparent materials?
opaque material: some light will get reflected and some will get absorbed transparent material: light will go though it
What happens to the speed of light when it travels from air into glass?
It decreases.
What happens when light travels through a pair of eyeglasses?
It is refracted
What situations does light exhibit particle properties?
Light travels in straight lines through uniform materials.
What materials can light travel through faster than it travels through air?
Light travels fastest through space which has no air. Space is a vacuum which is the fastest way for light to travel.
Does Light travels more slowly through solid materials?
Yes. The more dense the material the slower light travels. Light travels the slowest in diamond at about a third of its normal speed of 300 000 km /s in a vacuum.
What happens when light passes through vacuum?
it travels at c (speed of light in a vacuum)
