Is the speed of light in glass independent of the colour of light? If not, which of the two colours (red and violet) travels slower in a glass prism?

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Solution

Speed of light is inversely proportion to the refractive index and it decreases when light travels from rarer to denser medium . Red has highest wavelength and travels fastest, while the violet travels slowest.

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