Physics, asked by epic86, 1 year ago

why cant light travel faster im vacuum than in air

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Answered by Anchal5860

because light need some medium to travel

Anchal5860: air has more medium tham vaccum

sauveerdixit: do you mean that light travels faster in air than in vacuum?

epic86: no ,according to me , light should travel faster in vacuum

Anchal5860: now i don't know

epic86: then search

Anchal5860: yaaaa

vinay0123: it is because the refractive or reflective index is high in air

Anchal5860: yaa it should be the reason

sauveerdixit: yes it's speed in vacuum is 299792458 m/s whereas in air it less.

vinay0123: u got that buddy

Answered by vinay0123

Because vacuum is nothing but free space so there is no obstacle present in it to stop the light.
In air there are many particles that stops them to reach destiny quickly.

epic86: then it should travel faster

vinay0123: if I helped it mark as brainliest

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