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Let us list some of the factors,which could possibly influence the speed of wave propagation:

(i) Nature of the source.

(ii) Direction of propagation.

(iii) Motion of the source and/orobserver.

(iv) Wave length.

(v) Intensity of the wave.

On whichof these factors, if any, does

(a) The speed of light in vacuum,

(b) The speed of light in amedium (say, glass or water), depend?



Answer -

(a) Thespeedof light in a vacuum i.e., 3 × 108 m/s(approximately) is a universal constant. It is not affected by the motion ofthe source, the observer, or both. Hence, the given factor does not affect thespeed of light in a vacuum.

(b) Out of the listed factors, thespeed of light in a medium depends on the wavelength of light in that medium.

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