CBSE 2025 · Region 5 · Set 2 · Q23 · 2 marks
When an incident ray of light enters a medium 'X' from air, it bends towards the normal. Infer about the following with respect to air :(a)Optical density of medium 'X'.(b)Speed of light through medium 'X' Give reason for your answer in each case.
When an incident ray of light enters a medium 'X' from air, it bends towards the normal. Infer about the following with respect to air :
(a)
Optical density of medium 'X'.
(b)
Speed of light through medium 'X' Give reason for your answer in each case.
Marking-scheme solution
(a) Optical density of X is more than optical density of air because the ray coming from air bends towards the normal as it enters the medium X.
(b) Speed of light through medium X is less than the speed of light through air because X is optically denser than air.
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