Physics, asked by neerajchamola1, 1 year ago

what is the unit of refrective index

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Answered by TPS

Refractive index is the ratio of speed of light in vacuum to that of in a medium. Since it is a ratio of two similar quantities, it is dimensionless. So it has no unit.

Answered by Anonymous

NO the refractive index have no units. IT IS JUST THE RATIO OF THE SPEED OF THE LIGHT IN TWO DIFFERENT MEDIA.

idamonica97: its a ratio and hence there's no unit at all !!!

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