Dielectric constant (relative permittivity of the medium) is ε_r = 2.25
Magnetic permeability is μ_r = 2.5
Refractive index of the medium,
n = \(\sqrt { { \varepsilon }_{ r }{ \mu }_{ r } } =\sqrt { 2.25\times 2.5 } \) = 2.37

(a) Microwaves:
It is produced by special vacuum tubes such as klystron, magnetron and gunn diode. The frequency range of microwaves is 10⁹ Hz to 10¹¹ Hz. These waves undergo reflection and can be polarised.
Uses:
It is used in radar system for aircraft navigation, speed of the vehicle, microwave oven for cooking and very long distance wireless communication through satellites.
(b) X-rays:
lt is produced when there is sudden stopping of high speed electrons at high-atomic number target, and also by electronic transitions among the innermost orbits of atoms. The frequency range of X-rays is from 10¹⁷ Hz to 10¹⁹ Hz. X-rays have more penetrating power than ultraviolet radiation.
Uses:
X-rays are used extensively in studying structures of inner atomic electron shells and crystal structures. It is used in detecting fractures, diseased organs, formation of bones and stones, observing the progress of healing bones. Further, in a finished metal product, it is used to detect faults, cracks, flaws and holes.
(c) Radio waves:
It is produced by accelerated motion of charges in conducting wires. The frequency range is from few Hz to 10⁹ Hz. It obeys reflection and diffraction.
Uses:
It is uses in radio and television communication systems and also in cellular phones to transmit voice communication in the ultra high frequency band.
(d) Visible light:
Visible light is produced by incandescent bodies and also it is radiated by excited atoms in gases. The frequency range is from 4 x 10¹⁴ Hz to 8 x 10¹⁴ Hz. It obeys the laws of interference, diffraction and can be polarised. It exhibits photo-electric effect also.
Uses:
It can be used to study the structure of molecules, arrangement of electrons in external shells of atoms and it causes sensation of vision.

Absorption spectra:
When light is allowed to pass through a medium or an absorbing substance then the spectrum obtained is known as absorption spectrum. It is the characteristic of absorbing substances. Absorption spectrum is classified into three types:
(i) Continuous absorption spectrum:
When we pass white light through a blue glass plate, it absorbs all the colours except blue and gives continuous absorption spectrum.
(ii) Line absorption spectrum:
When light from the incandescent lamp is passed through cold gas (medium), the spectrum obtained through the dispersion due to prism is line absorption spectrum . Similarly, if the light from the carbon are is made to pass through sodium vapour, a continuous spectrum of carbon are with two dark lines in the yellow region are obtained.
(iii) Band absorption spectrum:
When the white light is passed through the iodine vapour, dark bands on continuous bright background is obtained. This type of band is also obtained when white light is passed through diluted solution of blood or chlorophyll or through certain solutions of organic and inorganic compounds.

(i) Any stationary source charge produces only electric field. When the charge moves with uniform velocity, it produces steady current which gives rise to magnetic field (not time dependent, only space· dependent) around the conductor in which charge flows.
(ii) If the charged particle accelerates, it produces magnetic field in addition to electric field. Both electric and magnetic fields are time varying fields. Since the electromagnetic waves are transverse waves, the direction of propagation of electromagnetic waves is perpendicular to the plane containing electric and magnetic field vectors.

(iii) Any oscillatory motion is also an accelerating motion, so, when the charge oscillates (oscillating molecular dipole) about their mean position as shown in Figure, it produces electromagnetic waves.
(iv) Suppose the electromagnetic field in free space propagates along z-direction, and if the electric field vector points along x-axis then the magnetic field vector will be mutually perpendicular to both electric field and the direction of wave propogation. Thus,
E_x = E_o sin (k_z - ωt)
B_y = B_o sin(K_z - ωt)
Where, E_o and B_o are amplitude of the oscillating electric and magnetic field, k is a wave number, ω is the angular frequency of the wave and \(\hat { k } \) (unit vector, here it is called propagation vector) denotes the direction of propagation of electromagnetic wave.
(vi) Note that both electric field and magnetic field oscillate with a frequency (frequency of electromagnetic wave) which is equal to the frequency of the source (here, oscillating charge is the source for the production of electromagnetic waves). In free space or in vacuum, the ratio between E_o and B_o is equal to the speed of electromagnetic wave, which is equal to speed of light c.
\(c=\frac { { E }_{ 0 } }{ { B }_{ 0 } } \) 
In any medium, the ratio of E_o and B_o is equal to the speed of electromagnetic wave in that medium. Thus,
\(\mathrm{v}=\frac{E_o}{B_0}< c\)
Further, the energy of electromagnetic waves comes from the energy of the oscillating charge.

(i) We have stated Ampere's law as \(\oint \vec{B} \cdot \overrightarrow{d l}=\mu_oi\)
(ii) Where, i is the electric current crossing a surface bounded by a closed curve and the line integral of \(\vec{B}\) is calculated along that closed curve. This equation is valid only when the electric field at the surface does not change with time.
(iii) Maxwell strongly believed that when the time varying magnetic field produces an electric field, the time varying electric field must produce a magnetic field.
(iv) To understand how a varying electric field produces magnetic field, let us consider a situation of charging a parallel plate capacitor.

(v) Let i_c be the conduction current. To calculate the magnetic field at P (fig. 1 ) an amperian loop. S₁ is drawn. Applying Ampere circuital law for the surface S₁, we get
\(\oint \vec{B} \cdot \overrightarrow{d l}=\mu_0 i_c\) Where, \(\mu_0\) is permeability of free space.
(vi) Applying the same for the surface S₂, we get \(\oint \vec{B} \cdot \overrightarrow{d l}=0.\)
Because the surface S₂ nowhere touches the wire carrying conduction current. Therefore for the point P at one surface (S₁) it has some value and at another surface (S₂) it has zero value.
(vii) So, Maxwell believed that there must be a current associated with the changing electric field in between the capacitor and he called that current as displacement current.
(viii) Applying Gauss law to the electric flux between the plates of the capacitor \(\phi_E=\oint \vec{E} \cdot \overrightarrow{\mathrm{dA}}=E A=\frac{q}{\varepsilon_0}\) where, A is the area of the plate.
The change in electric flux is \(\frac{d \phi_F}{d t}=\frac{1}{\varepsilon_0} \frac{d q}{d t} (or) \frac{\mathrm{dq}}{\mathrm{dt}}=\mathrm{i}_{\mathrm{d}}=\varepsilon_0 \frac{\mathrm{d} \phi_{\mathrm{E}}}{\mathrm{dt}}\), where i_d is the displacement current.
(ix) The displacement current can be defined as the current which comes into play in the region in which the electric field and electric flux are changing with time.
(x) So, Maxwell modified Ampere's law \(\oint_{l} \vec{B} \cdot d \vec{l}=\mu_{0} i_c+\mu_{0}-i_d\) which means the total current enclosed by the surface is sum of conduction current and displacement current.