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.The refractive index of glass is 1.5. What is the speed of light in glass? (Speed of light in vacuum = 3.0x 10° m/ s) (a) 1.0 x 10° m/s (c) 1.8 x 10° m/s (b) 1.5 x 10° m/s (d) 2.0 x 10° m/s

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.The refractive index of glass is 1.5. What is the
speed of light in glass? (Speed of light in
vacuum = 3.0x 10 m/ s)
(a) 1.0 x 10° m/s
(c) 1.8 x 10° m/s
(b) 1.5 x 10° m/s
(d) 2.0 x 10° m/s

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