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Date May 2012 Marks available 1 Reference code 12M.1.SL.TZ1.15
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Question number 15 Adapted from N/A

Question

A ray of light travels from a vacuum into glass as shown below.

In glass, light has speed v. In a vacuum, light has speed c. Which of the following gives the refractive index of glass?

A. \(\frac{c}{v}\)

B. \(\frac{v}{c}\)

C. \(\frac{{\sin c}}{{\sin v}}\)

D. \(\frac{{\sin v}}{{\sin c}}\)

Markscheme

A

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 4: Waves » 4.4 – Wave behaviour
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