what is a refractive index
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Refractive index is a measure of how much the speed changes of the ray of light when it passes from one medium to another medium obliquely.
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The Extent of the change in direction that takes place in a given pair of media is expressed in terms of the Refractive Index.
1 μ 2 represent Refractive Index of medium 2 with respect to medium 1, when light is going from medium 1 to medium 2.
1 μ 2 = μ 2/ μ 1 = sin i/sin r
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The Extent of the change in direction that takes place in a given pair of media is expressed in terms of the Refractive Index.
1 μ 2 represent Refractive Index of medium 2 with respect to medium 1, when light is going from medium 1 to medium 2.
1 μ 2 = μ 2/ μ 1 = sin i/sin r
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