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vlabodo [156]
3 years ago
11

Describe in a couple sentences how the index of refraction is related to the speed of light?

Physics
1 answer:
lesantik [10]3 years ago
3 0

Answer: n = c / v" "c" is the speed of light in a vacuum, "v" is the speed of light in that substance and "n" is the index of refraction. According to the formula, the index of refraction is the relation between the speed of light in a vacuum and the speed of light in a substance.

Explanation: the relation is the vacuum and the speed of light in a substance.

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