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Calculate the speed of a ray if it passes through a medium having refractive index 1.432. (I:1)
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A.a. 0.4773 \ \times \ $$ 10^-$$^8 \ m/s
B.b. 0.4773 \ \times \ $$ 10^8 \ m/s
C.c. 4.296 \ \times \ $$ 10^8 \ m/s
D.d. 2.095 \ \times \ $$ 10^8 \ m/s
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To find the speed of light in a medium, use v = c / n, where c is the vacuum speed of light (~3.00 × 10^8 m/s) and n is the refractive index of the medium.
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