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Does light travel faster in glass or air?

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Answer:


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Step-by-step explanation:

Light travels faster in the air than in glass because glass has a higher refractive index than air.

glass is solid and more packed than air, so the light will have more space and less resistance in the air to travel than in glass.


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Light travels faster in air than glass

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