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Speed of EM Waves in a Medium

If an optical medium possesses a relative permeability of 10π\frac{10}{\pi} and relative permittivity of 10.0885\frac{1}{0.0885}, then the velocity of light is greater in vacuum than that in this medium by _________ times. (μ0=4π×10−7 H/m,ϵ0=8.85×10−12 F/m,c=3×108 m/s)\left(\mu_0 = 4\pi \times 10^{-7}\text{ H/m}, \epsilon_0 = 8.85 \times 10^{-12}\text{ F/m}, c = 3 \times 10^{8}\text{ m/s}\right)

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Answer: 6

  1. cv=μrεr\dfrac{c}{v} = \sqrt{\mu_r\varepsilon_r}.
  2. μrεr=10π×10.0885=100.278≈36\mu_r\varepsilon_r = \dfrac{10}{\pi} \times \dfrac{1}{0.0885} = \dfrac{10}{0.278} \approx 36.
  3. cv=36=6\dfrac{c}{v} = \sqrt{36} = 6.
  4. Answer: 6.
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