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What is the speed of light in glass of refractive index 1.5 if the velocity of light in the free space is `3 x 10^8 ms^-1`?

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`2xx10^-8`s

B

`4.5xx10^8 ms^-1`

C

`3xx10^8 ms^-1`

D

`3xx10^10 ms^-1`

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