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user100 [1]
2 years ago
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A student makes the argument that light travels faster in the glass block than the air surrounding it. The student explains that

the angle between the edge of the block and the ray of light is bigger in the glass than it is in the air, and a bigger angle is associated with a higher speed . Is he correct or not and why ?
Physics
1 answer:
viva [34]2 years ago
4 0

Light travels faster in air than in glass because air is an optically rarer medium.

<h3>Speed of light?</h3>

The term speed of light refers to the speed with which light travels through diverse materials. We know that light travels faster in air than in glass owing the the difference in the nature and composition of the two materials.

Hence, the explanation of the student concerning the differences in angles does not account for the differences in the speed of light in materials. Light travels faster in air than in glass because air is an optically rarer medium.

Learn more about speed of light: brainly.com/question/394103

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