College Physics (10th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
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Chapter 23, Problem 11MCP
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The frequency of the light beam when the refractive index of the material is
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A light beam has a frequency of 660 MHz in a material of refractive index 2.00. In another material of refractive index 3.00, its frequency will be
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440 MHz
B.
330 MHz
C.
660 MHz
D.
1320 MHz
E.
990 MHz
What is the speed of light traveling from air to a medium of refractive index n=1.5?
(Speed of light in vacuum is 3.0 × 108 m/s)
O 3.0 x 108 m/s.
O 1.5 x 108 m/s.
O 2.0 × 108 m/s.
O 0.67 x 108 m/s.
O 0.75 x 108 m/s.
The refractive index of diamond is 2.419. The speed of light in diamond is:
O a. 2.4 x 10 ^ 8 m/s
O b. 3 x 10 ^8 m/s
O c. 1.54 x 10^8 m/s
O d. 1.24 x 10 ^8 m/s
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