What best describes the speed of light waves in solids, liquids, and gases?

Light travels more slowly in a material than in a vacuum, and the amount it slows depends on the material’s refractive index. In general, gases have a refractive index closer to 1 than liquids or solids, so light travels fastest in gases among these three states. The best choice is “The speed is fastest in gases.”

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