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Assertion :In a glass medium red light travels faster than blue light. Reason: Red light has a wavelength larger than blue.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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Solution

The correct option is D Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
Wavelength order of visible light :
Violet < Indigo < Blue < Green < Yellow < Orange < Red
Hence the reason statement is true that red light has a longer wavelength than blue.
Velocity of light (red or blue ) in air va=c
Refractive index of glass ng=1.5
Velocity of light (red or blue) in glass vg=cng= constant (independent of the light)
Hence both red and blue travel with same speed in glass.
Thus, Assertion is false.

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