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Why water and glass are optically denser than air?

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Denser medium are those in which speed of light gets reduced when light travels through that medium.
when light ray travel through water or glass, its speed gets reduced, hence they are called optically denser mediums.

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Give reason Why water and glass are optically denser than air?

Denser medium are those in which speed of light gets reduced when light travels through that medium. when light ray travel through water or glass, its speed gets reduced, hence they are called optically denser mediums.

Give reason
Why water and glass are optically denser than air?

Denser medium are those in which speed of light gets reduced when light travels through that medium.
when light ray travel through water or glass, its speed gets reduced, hence they are called optically denser mediums.