When light from the air enters a raindrop, the light

A) slows down.
B) remains at speed c.
C) speeds up.
D) none of the above


Answer: A

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GIVEN
? Nucleate pool boiling on a clean surface
FIND
The excess temperature (?Tx) at one half of the maximum heat flux for (a) water at 10 kPa on brass (b) water at 1 MPa on brass
PROPERTIES AND CONSTANTS
From Appendix 2, Table 13, for water Table 9.2 for surface tension

From Table 9.1, the coefficient, Csf, for water on brass = 0.0060

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