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refractive index of glass 1.5what does it mean​

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Answered by soniamahajan004
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Refractive index is defined as a ratio between the speed of light in a vacuum and the speed of light in a medium. ... For the glass, having a refractive index of 1.5 asmentioned in your question, means that the speed of light travels 1.5 times SLOWER in that glass than in a vacuum.

Answered by Anonymous
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Refractive index is defined as a ratio between the speed of light in a vacuum and the speed of light in a medium. ... For the glass, having a refractive index of 1.5 asmentioned in your question, means that the speed of light travels 1.5 times SLOWER in that glass than in a vacuum.

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