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A liquid is poured into a vessel to a depth of 16cm when viewed from the top, the bottom appears to be raised 4cm. What is the refractive index of the liquid?

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C

3 cm

RI=apparent depthreal depth

Substituting, 34=apparentdepth12

Therefore, apparent depth=412×3=9

The height by which it appears to be raised is 12−9=3cm

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