what is significance of refractive index
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➡The refractive index is a measure of the speed of light in that medium.
➡ The refractive index of a medium gives an indication of the light bending ability of that particular medium.
➡ It is expressed as the ratio of the sine of angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction.
➡It is constant for pure substances under standard conditions.
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