Practice Questions
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Light travels in a medium at m/s. Find its refractive index.
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The refractive index of a liquid is 1.5. Find the speed of light in the liquid.
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A transparent material has refractive index 1.25. Calculate the speed of light in it.
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Light travels through glass at m/s. Find the refractive index.
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The speed of light in diamond is m/s. Find its refractive index.
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A medium has refractive index 2. Find the speed of light in that medium.
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The speed of light in a liquid is m/s. Calculate its refractive index.
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A material has refractive index 1.33. Find the speed of light in it.
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The speed of light in water is m/s. Find its refractive index.
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A medium has refractive index 1.8. Calculate the speed of light in the medium.
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Light travels at m/s in a material. Find the refractive index.
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A material has refractive index 1.6. Find the speed of light in it.
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The speed of light in a medium is m/s. Find the refractive index.
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The refractive index of crown glass is 1.52. Calculate the speed of light in crown glass.
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A transparent medium has refractive index 2.5. Find the speed of light in it.
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Level 1
1. The speed of light in medium A is m/s and in medium B is m/s. Find: (a) Refractive index of A (b) Refractive index of B (c) Relative refractive index of B with respect to A.
2. A ray travels through three media:
- Air: m/s
- Water: m/s
- Glass: m/s
Find the refractive index of each and arrange them in increasing optical density.
3. Two media have refractive indices 1.4 and 1.75. Find the relative refractive index of: (a) Medium 2 with respect to Medium 1 (b) Medium 1 with respect to Medium 2.
Level 2
4. Light takes s to travel 1 m in a medium. Find: (a) Speed of light in the medium (b) Refractive index.
5. The speed of light in a liquid is 80% of its speed in vacuum. Find the refractive index.
6. The refractive index of glass is 1.5 and that of diamond is 2.42. Find the speed of light in each and determine in which medium light travels slower.
7. A light ray enters from medium A () to medium B (). Find: (a) Relative refractive index (b) Speed of light in each medium.
Level 3
8. Medium X has refractive index 1.6 and medium Y has speed m/s. Find: (a) Refractive index of Y (b) Relative refractive index of X with respect to Y.
9. The refractive index of an unknown liquid is 1.6. If light takes s to travel a certain distance in it, find that distance.
10. A material has refractive index 1.2. Another has speed m/s. Which is optically denser? Justify with calculations.
Challenge Level
11. Light travels successively through media of refractive indices 1.33, 1.50 and 2.00. Calculate the speed of light in each medium and the ratio of the fastest speed to the slowest speed.
12. Medium A has refractive index 1.5. Medium B has refractive index 1.2. Light travels 3 m in each medium. Find the difference in time taken.
13. The speed of light in a medium decreases by 25% compared to vacuum. Find its refractive index.
14. Light travels 4 m in glass in s. Find: (a) Speed of light in glass (b) Refractive index (c) Time taken to travel the same distance in vacuum.
15. Three media have speeds:
- m/s
- m/s
- m/s
Find:
- Refractive index of each medium.
- Relative refractive index of medium 3 with respect to medium 1.
- Arrange them from least to greatest optical density.
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