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White light is incident normally on a glass slab. Inside the glass slab,

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red light travels faster than other colours

B

violet light travels faster than other colours

C

yellow light travels faster than other colours

D

all colours travels with the same speed.

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding White Light**: White light is composed of seven different colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Each of these colors has a different wavelength. 2. **Incident Light on Glass Slab**: When white light is incident normally on a glass slab, it enters the medium (glass) without any angle of incidence. 3. **Speed of Light in Different Mediums**: The speed of light in a medium is determined by the refractive index (μ) of that medium. The refractive index is defined as: \[ \mu = \frac{c}{v} \] where \( c \) is the speed of light in vacuum and \( v \) is the speed of light in the medium. 4. **Refractive Index and Wavelength Relationship**: The refractive index of a medium varies with the wavelength of light. The relationship can be expressed as: \[ \mu = a + \frac{b}{\lambda^2} \] where \( a \) and \( b \) are constants, and \( \lambda \) is the wavelength of light. 5. **Effect of Wavelength on Speed**: From the refractive index formula, we can infer that as the wavelength increases, the refractive index decreases. This means that light with a longer wavelength will travel faster in the medium. 6. **Identifying the Color with the Longest Wavelength**: Among the colors of white light, red light has the longest wavelength, followed by orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. 7. **Conclusion**: Since red light has the longest wavelength, it will travel faster than the other colors when white light is incident normally on a glass slab. ### Final Answer: Red light travels faster than other colors when white light is incident normally on a glass slab. ---
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