Integrated Science
Integrated Science
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780077862602
Author: Tillery, Bill W.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill,
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Chapter 7, Problem 1PEA

(a)

To determine

The speed of light while traveling through water.

(b)

To determine

The speed of light while traveling through ice.

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