Physics, asked by dubeydivya560, 8 months ago

why is the refractive index of a transparent material greater than 1?

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Answered by rkaushik86

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Here refractive index of medium is inversely proportional to speed of light in the medium. As refractive index of vacuum is 1, speed of light is always greater in vacuum as compared to transparent medium. Hence, refractive index of transparent medium is always greater than one.

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