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Light from the sun travels through space to Earth's atmosphere. Which will light waves do when they move from empty space into matter made up of different gases?

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When light goes into a denser medium (and any medium is denser than vacuum) it slows down. For instance the speed in air is: 11.000293=99.97% of this speed, which seems like almost the same ...Answer:

Explanation:When light goes into a denser medium (and any medium is denser than vacuum) it slows down. For instance the speed in air is: 11.000293=99.97% of this speed, which seems like almost the same ...

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