Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Light

Light — practice question

Light moves through a vacuum and then passes into a glass block. In the glass block, the speed of the light is $2.0 \times 10^{8}\,\text{m s}^{-1}$. Which statement about the speed of light is correct?

  • AThe speed in a vacuum is $1.5$ times the speed in the glass.
  • BThe speed in the glass is the same as the speed in a vacuum.
  • CThe speed in the glass is $1.5$ times the speed in a vacuum.
  • DThe speed in the glass is $1.0 \times 10^{8}$ times the speed in a vacuum.

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