Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Ray Optics

Question:

Case : Read the passage and answer the question(s).

The properties of a light such as its speed, frequency and wavelength and properties of the medium like its refractive index give us a lot of information about the interaction of light with that medium. Consider a monochromatic ray of light travelling in vacuum with speed c, wavelength λ and frequency v, enters into a medium of refractive index 1.5. 

What will be its new speed?

Options:

c/2.4

c/2.7

c/1.5

c/1.2

Correct Answer:

c/1.5

Explanation:

Use : refractive index = c/v

$\Rightarrow v = \frac{c}{\mu} = \frac{c}{1.5}$