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How is the refractive index of a medium related to the speed of light? Obtain an expression for refractive index of a medium with respect to another in terms of speed of light in these two media?

Posted by Aasim Ahmed 4 years, 9 months ago

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Adithya Dev A 4 years, 9 months ago

n=c/v. (where n is refractive index, c is speed of light in vacuum ie, 3*10^8 m/s and v is speed of light in the medium.) Relative refractive index => n12=n1/n2=v2/v1 and n21=n2/n1=v1/v2.

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Akhya Sahay 4 years, 9 months ago

Refractive index = speed of light in medium 1/speed of light in medium 2

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