College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 22 - Problems - Page 863: 14

Answer

(a) The speed of light in water is $2.26\times 10^8~m/s$ (b) The wavelength in water is $387~nm$

Work Step by Step

(a) We can find the speed of light in water: $v = \frac{c}{n}$ $v = \frac{3.0\times 10^8~m/s}{1.33}$ $v = 2.26\times 10^8~m/s$ The speed of light in water is $2.26\times 10^8~m/s$ (b) We can find the wavelength $\lambda'$ in water: $\lambda' = \frac{\lambda_0}{n}$ $\lambda' = \frac{515~nm}{1.33}$ $\lambda' = 387~nm$ The wavelength in water is $387~nm$.
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