NOTE: The given question is incomplete.
The complete question is given below.
A student measures the speed of yellow light in water to be 2.00 x 10⁸ m/s. Calculate the speed of light in air.
Solution:
Speed of yellow light in water (v) = 2.00 x 10⁸ m/s
Refractive Index of water with respect to air (μ) = 4/3
Refractive Index = Speed of yellow light in air / Speed of yellow light in water
Or, The speed of yellow light in air = Refractive Index × Speed of yellow light in water
or, = (4/3) × 2.00 x 10⁸ m/s
or, = 2.67 × 10⁸ m/s ≈ 3.0 × 10⁸ m/s
Hence, the required speed of yellow light in the air will be 3.0 × 10⁸ m/s.
