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Calculate the speed of light in water. The speed of light in air is 3.00 x 108 m/s.

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Answer:

225,563,910 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

speed of light in water = speed of light in the air/refractive index

speed of light in water = 3.00 x 10^8 m/s/1.33

speed of light in water = 225,563,910 m/s

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