Optics 7 Question 24
24. Speed of light is
$(2007,4 M)$
(a) the same in medium- 1 and medium- 2
(b) larger in medium-1 than in medium-2
(c) larger in medium-2 than in medium-1
(d) different at $b$ and $d$
Match the Columns
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Solution:
- In medium-2 wavefront bends away from the normal after refraction. Therefore, ray of light which is perpendicular to wavefront bends towards the normal in medium-2 during refraction. So, medium-2 is denser or its speed in medium-1 is more.
