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OpenStudy (anonymous):

does the time delay between the absorption and reemission of light affect the average speed of light in material? explain

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Absolutely, if light needs to go between atom to atom through a material then it'll take the light beam longer to reach the other end because of all the bumping into atoms that it has to do.

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