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When light propagates through a material medium of relative permittivity ϵr\epsilon_r and relative permeability μr\mu_r, the velocity of light, vv is given by (c-velocity of light in vacuum)

A

v=cv = c

B

v=ϵrμrv = \sqrt{\frac{\epsilon_r}{\mu_r}}

C

v=μrϵrv = \sqrt{\frac{\mu_r}{\epsilon_r}}

D

v=cμrϵrv = \frac{c}{\sqrt{\mu_r \epsilon_r}}

Step-by-Step Solution

The velocity of light in a medium is v=1μϵv = \frac{1}{\sqrt{\mu \epsilon}}, where μ=μ0μr\mu = \mu_0 \mu_r and ϵ=ϵ0ϵr\epsilon = \epsilon_0 \epsilon_r. Thus v=1μ0μrϵ0ϵr=1μ0ϵ01μrϵrv = \frac{1}{\sqrt{\mu_0 \mu_r \epsilon_0 \epsilon_r}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{\mu_0 \epsilon_0}} \cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{\mu_r \epsilon_r}}. Since c=1μ0ϵ0c = \frac{1}{\sqrt{\mu_0 \epsilon_0}}, we get v=cμrϵrv = \frac{c}{\sqrt{\mu_r \epsilon_r}}.

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