4) a) What is the speed of light, in meters per second, in water?  b) What is the speed of light, in meters per second, in glycerine?

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4) a) What is the speed of light, in meters per second, in water? 

b) What is the speed of light, in meters per second, in glycerine? 

For convenience, the index of refraction for a variety of materials is provided below.
Materials at 20°C for light with a vacuum wavelength of 589 nm.
n
Material
n
Material
diamond
plexiglas
fluorite
quartz (crystalline)
quartz (fused)
sodium chloride
zircon
air
Material
benzene
1.501
carbon disulfide
1.628
carbon tetrachloride 1.461
ethanol
1.361
glycerine
1.473
water (fresh)
1.333
glass (crown)
glass (flint)
ice (0°C)
polystyrene
2.419
1.434
1.52
1.66
1.309
1.49
n
1.51
1.544
1.458
1.544
1.923
1.00029
Transcribed Image Text:For convenience, the index of refraction for a variety of materials is provided below. Materials at 20°C for light with a vacuum wavelength of 589 nm. n Material n Material diamond plexiglas fluorite quartz (crystalline) quartz (fused) sodium chloride zircon air Material benzene 1.501 carbon disulfide 1.628 carbon tetrachloride 1.461 ethanol 1.361 glycerine 1.473 water (fresh) 1.333 glass (crown) glass (flint) ice (0°C) polystyrene 2.419 1.434 1.52 1.66 1.309 1.49 n 1.51 1.544 1.458 1.544 1.923 1.00029
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