Consider the video tutorial you just watched. Suppose we repeat the experiment, but this time place the divider closer to one side of the tube than to the other. How will the speed of the air on the wide and narrow sides of the divider compare

The answer is "The air will move faster on the narrow side".

Explanation:

The air on the top slows down in hypertensive. This is why light travels quicker on top. This results in air deflection downwards, required for its energy conservation to generate lift, and that is why air has to be moved quicker on the narrow side by the very same airflow per unit time as it departs.

speed of light in vacuum is 300,000 km/s

speed of light in other mediums is given by the expression v = c/n, where c is the speed of light in vacuum and n is the refractive index of medium.

for the first medium v = 200,000 km/s

  so, refractive index of medium = 300000/200000 = 1.5

    1.5 refractive index is usually for glass. so first medium is glass.

for the second medium v = 250,00 km/s

so, refractive index of medium = 300000/250000 = 1.2

    1.2 refractive index is usually for water. so second medium is water.

for the third medium v = 0 km/s

so, refractive index of medium = 300000/0 = ∞

    ∞ refractive index is usually for opaque mediums. so third medium is opaque medium.