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Which of the following accurately ranks the mediums a light wave can travel through from fastest to slowest?
liquid, gas, solid
gas, liquid, solid
solid, liquid, gas
gas, solid, liquid
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gas, liquid, solid
Reason: light travels fastest in media with the lowest refractive index. Gases (e.g., air, n ≈ 1.0003) have n closest to 1, liquids (water n ≈ 1.33) are higher, and most solids (glass n ≈ 1.5 or higher) are higher still, so v = c/n is largest in gases and smallest in solids.
Reason: light travels fastest in media with the lowest refractive index. Gases (e.g., air, n ≈ 1.0003) have n closest to 1, liquids (water n ≈ 1.33) are higher, and most solids (glass n ≈ 1.5 or higher) are higher still, so v = c/n is largest in gases and smallest in solids.
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