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A. 2 times as fast in air as it does in vacuum.
B. 2 times as fast in the material as it does in air.
C. 2 times as fast in vacuum as it does in the material.
D. 2 times as fast in the material than it does in vacuum.
E. 1/2 as fast in air as it does in the material.


Answer: C

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