Refractive Index

Refractive Index

We have seen that when light travels from one medium to another medium, it bends. The extent to which it bends is given by the refractive index of a medium.

The refractive index of a medium can be classified as 

1) Absolute refractive index the (𝝻): It is the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to the velocity of light in a given medium.

Mathematically,


1) Relative refractive index the (𝝻): It is the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to the velocity of light in a given medium.

Mathematically,


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