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zzz [600]
3 years ago
14

What is the refractive index of a medium?

Physics
2 answers:
Travka [436]3 years ago
7 0

The refractive index is the speed of light in a vacuum over the speed of light in the medium.

The answer is B. the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum over the velocity of light in the medium

Verdich [7]3 years ago
4 0

Answer: Option B: the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum over the velocity of light in the medium, n = c/v

Explanation:

When a wave of light enters in some materials, the velocity changes depending on the material, and this is why some times when light enters in something, for example, a glass of water, the "path" of the light changes (and you can see some cool visual effects)

then, we define the refractive index of a medium as:

n = c/v

where n is the refractive index, c is the velocity of the light in the vacuum and v is the velocity of the light in the material, here you can see that n is always greater or equal than 1 ( in the case n = 1, we also have v= c)

Then, the correct option is:

option B:  the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum over the velocity of light in the medium

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