Question

What are the refractive indices of the following materials:- ice, kerosene, glass, diamond,, alcohol , water

Answer 1

Here are the refractive indices of the materials you asked about

(All given refractive indices of materials have been calculated at a pressure of 1 atm)

Ice (0°C): 1.309

Glass (At room temperature):-

Fused Silica (a pure form of glass): 1.458

Pyrex (a borosilicate glass): 1.47

Plate Glass: 1.52

Pure Crown Glass: 1.50 - 1.54

Pure Flint Glass: 1.60 - 1.62

Diamond (Room temperature): 2.417

At 20°C:-

Kerosene: 1.39

Alcohol (ethanol): 1.36

Alcohol (methanol): 1.33

Alcohol (propylene): 1.38

Water: 1.330