Asked by Blaine
Sunlight is slowed MOST when traveling through
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A water.water.
B a vacuum.a vacuum.
C the atmosphere.the atmosphere.
D None of these, as light always travels at the same speed.
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A — water.
Light travels fastest in a vacuum and is slowed in materials according to their refractive index (n). Water (n ≈ 1.33) slows sunlight far more than the atmosphere (n ≈ 1.0003); vacuum does not slow it.
Light travels fastest in a vacuum and is slowed in materials according to their refractive index (n). Water (n ≈ 1.33) slows sunlight far more than the atmosphere (n ≈ 1.0003); vacuum does not slow it.
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