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Refractive index of diamond for light of wavelength 589 nm is 2.419. What is the velocity of light in diamond. Velocity of light in vacuum is $3 \times 10^{8}$ m/s.

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Given : $V_{v a c u u m} = 3 \times 10^{8} m / s$ $n = 2.419$
Velocity of light in diamond $V_{d i a m o n d} = \frac{V_{v a c u u m}}{n}$
$⟹ V_{d i a m o n d} = \frac{3 \times 10^{8}}{2.419} = 1.24 \times 10^{8} m / s$

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