A slab of glass 0.2mthick absorbs 50% of the light passing through it. How thick must a slab of identical glass be in order to absorb 90% of the light passing through it? How thick must it be to absorb 99% of the light? How thick to absorb 99.9% of the light?

Q: What is the speed of light in a block of glass that has an index of refraction of 2.31?

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Q: Which one of the following colors of visible light has the highest frequency? Yellow. Red. Green.…

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A: When ray of light is travelling from medium which has low refractive index into medium which has…

Q: If the speed of light in a medium is 194,805,194 m/s, what is the index of refraction of the medium?…

A: Speed of light in medium is 194,805,194 m/s

Q: For the same angle of incidence, a light ray is refracted the most when it travels

A: Let n1( refractive index of medium 1) n2= refractive index of medium 2

Q: Calculate the fraction of non-reflected light that is transmitted through a 106-mm thickness of…

A: Given value--- absorption coefficient = 0.0002. sample thickness = 106 mm. We have to find---…

Q: The frequency of a light wave in a material is 2 *1014 Hz and the wavelength is 5000A. The…

A: Given: Frequency of light wave in material, f=2×1014 Hz Wavelength, λ = 5000 A°   To find: The…

Q: If the speed of light in a liquid is 2,83 × 108 m/s and the refraction angle for the ray of light…

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Q: What happens to a light ray when it travels from one material into a thicker (denser) material? Into…

A: Light waves change speed when they pass across the boundary between two substances with a different…

Q: The speed of light in a piece of glass of 266,741,360.51 m/s. What it its index of refraction?

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A: Consider a light ray falling on a series of yellow, green, and blue coloured glass plates with a…

Q: What is the speed of light in a block of glass that has an index of refraction of 1.24?

A: Given Data : The refractive index of the material is given as n = 1.24.

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A: Frequency of light

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A: In this problem, we are asked to calculate the fraction of non-reflected light transmitted through a…

Q: The speed of light in a certain medium is 2.2 × 10 m/s. What is the index of refraction of this…

A: Given, speed of light c=3×108 m/s Speed of light in a certain medium v=2.2×108 m/s Refractive…

Q: If the speed of light in a medium is 204,081,633 m/s, what is the index of refraction of the medium?…

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Q: What is the range of visible light?

A: range of visible light

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A: The expression for speed of light in glass is given by vglass=cnglass=300000 kms×103 m1 km1.5=2×108…

Q: If a light with wavelength 413 nm, is the same light with a frequency of 6.26×1014 Hz?

A: Given:  wavelength = 413 nm  velocity = 3 x 108 m/s

Q: What is the speed of a ray of light traveling through a substance having an absolute index of…

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Q: How many minutes does it take for sunlight to travel to the earth? The

A: Given, The distance between the sun and earth, d=93 million miles The speed of light, v=186000 mile…

Q: if the index of refraction of glass is 1.502, what is the speed of light in glass?

A: Given information: Here, nglass and nair the refractive index of the glass and air (standard value)…

Q: If the speed of light in a substance is Ix108 m/sec, then the refractive index of the substance is

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Q: What is the angle between a light ray and its wavefront?

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Q: The speed of light in a piece of glass is 258,347,340.99 m/s. What is its index of reflection?

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Q: Which of the following colors of the visible spectrum has a wavelength of 400 nm? a. Blue…

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Q: When characterizing light or sound waves which wave parameter will be different for light and sound…

A: To identify : The parameter that is different for light and sound waves

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Q: What is the speed of light in a block of glass that has an index of refraction of 2.06?

A: Given data:  A block of glass  Index of refraction (n) = 2.06 Required: The speed of light in the…

Q: A green pencil does which of the following

A: Answers is (B) Reflects only green light . Explanation is in next step.

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Q: How far does light travel in 1 millisecond?

A: Given:  time, t = 1 ms  = 1 x 10-3 s

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Q: Calculate the luminous flux of a ceiling-mounted spot light having an intensity of 200cd, and…

A: The intensity of spotlight: I = 200cd  Distance between spot light and religious icon: d= 2100 - 600…

Q: What is the frequency of light with an energy of 6.88x10^-18 J? *

A: Given : E = 6.88x10-18 J

Q: what is the light wavelength traveling at the speed of light with a frequency of 0. 7/8 HZ

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Q: If the refractive index of glass is 1.8 and the refractive index of water is 1.4, then the critical…

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Q: The color of an opaque object is the color of the light it ________________. a. absorbs b. reflects…

A: The apparent color of the opaque object depends on the wavelength of the light.

Q: Light in vacuum is found to have a frequency of 4 GHz. What is the wavelength of this light (in cm)?

A: Given that:- Frequency of light=4GHz

Nature of light

Light is transverse and electromagnetic radiation that exhibits the properties of a wave as well as a particle. For this reason, light is said to have a “dual nature.”