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Two transparent media, A and B , have relative permittivities _A...

Two transparent media, AA and BB, have relative permittivities ϵA\epsilon_A and ϵB\epsilon_B, and relative permeabilities μA\mu_A and μB\mu_B respectively. The ratio of the speed of light in medium AA to that in medium BB (vA:vBv_A : v_B) is given by:

Options

  1. AμAϵAμBϵB\sqrt{\dfrac{\mu_A \epsilon_A}{\mu_B \epsilon_B}}
  2. BμBϵBμAϵA\sqrt{\dfrac{\mu_B \epsilon_B}{\mu_A \epsilon_A}}
  3. CμBϵBμAϵA\dfrac{\mu_B \epsilon_B}{\mu_A \epsilon_A}
  4. DμAϵBμBϵA\sqrt{\dfrac{\mu_A \epsilon_B}{\mu_B \epsilon_A}}

Correct answer

B. μBϵBμAϵA\sqrt{\dfrac{\mu_B \epsilon_B}{\mu_A \epsilon_A}}

Step-by-step solution

The speed of light vv in a material medium is given by the relation:
v=cμrϵrv = \dfrac{c}{\sqrt{\mu_r \epsilon_r}}
where cc is the speed of light in vacuum, μr\mu_r is the relative permeability, and ϵr\epsilon_r is the relative permittivity of the medium.

For medium AA, vA=cμAϵAv_A = \dfrac{c}{\sqrt{\mu_A \epsilon_A}}

For medium BB, vB=cμBϵBv_B = \dfrac{c}{\sqrt{\mu_B \epsilon_B}}

Taking the ratio of the two speeds:
vAvB=cμAϵAcμBϵB=μBϵBμAϵA\dfrac{v_A}{v_B} = \dfrac{\dfrac{c}{\sqrt{\mu_A \epsilon_A}}}{\dfrac{c}{\sqrt{\mu_B \epsilon_B}}} = \sqrt{\dfrac{\mu_B \epsilon_B}{\mu_A \epsilon_A}}

Answer: μBϵBμAϵA\sqrt{\dfrac{\mu_B \epsilon_B}{\mu_A \epsilon_A}}
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