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JimmyRay
Dec1-04, 02:31 PM
Calculate the speed of light in

a) Diamond (n = 2.42)
use 3.00 x 10^8 m/s as the speed of light


...ok how do I do this????

Snell's law only lets me find anles or refractive indicies...

Doc Al
Dec1-04, 02:36 PM
What's the definition of index of refraction?

JimmyRay
Dec1-04, 03:26 PM
index of refraction is....

defined by c (speed of light) over v (speed of light in the medium) lol sorry... I can do this question... I dont know why im having so much trouble with this optics unit...