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A light ray is traveling from medium A to medium B. As it enters medium B, it bends toward the normal. What can you say about the speed of light in the medium?
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A light ray is traveling from medium A to medium B. As it enters medium B, it bends toward the normal. What can you say about the speed of light in the medium?

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answwer is A on plato

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Ф: angle before refraction
β: angle after refraction

Ф > β

sinФ > sinβ

The velocity is directly proportion to the sine of refraction taken from normal so


(sinФ)/(sinβ) > 1


(v1)/(v2) > 1

v1 > v2

The speed in the medium B is less than it in A
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