Q.

When light propagates through a material medium of relative permittivity εr and relative permeability μr, the velocity of light, v is given by (c - velocity of light in vacuum)    [2022]
 

1 v=c  
2 v=μrεr  
3 v=εrμr  
4 v=cεrμr  

Ans.

(4)

The velocity of light in vacuum is given by

c=1μ0ε0                                                ...(i)

For any medium, velocity is

v=1μ0μrε0εr=1μ0ε0μrεr

Using equation (i),

v=cμrεr