Question

absolute refractive index definition ​

Answer 1

➡️ Aʙsᴏʟᴜᴛᴇ Rᴇғʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ Iɴᴅᴇx ᴏғ ᴀ Mᴇᴅɪᴜᴍ - Dᴇғɪɴɪᴛɪᴏɴ

➡️ Tʜᴇ ᴀʙsᴏʟᴜᴛᴇ ʀᴇғʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪɴᴅᴇx ɪs ᴅᴇғɪɴᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀᴛɪᴏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴘᴇᴇᴅ ᴏғ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ɪɴ ᴠᴀᴄᴜᴜᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴜᴍ.

➡️ Tʜᴇ ᴀʙsᴏʟᴜᴛᴇ ʀᴇғʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪɴᴅᴇx sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙᴇ ʟᴇss ᴛʜᴀɴ 1.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Relative refractive index: When light travels from one medium to another medium, then the refractive index is known as the relative refractive index. Absolute refractive index: When light travels from vacuum to another medium, then the refractive index is known as the absolute refractive index.

Explanation:

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