Calculate the absolute refractive index of a medium if light travels through it at a speed of 108 m/s.
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Calculate the absolute refractive index of a medium if light travels through it at a speed of 108 m/s.
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Answer:
3
Explanation:
the speed of light in vacuum =3*[tex]10^{8}[/tex]m/s
the speed of the light in that medium =[tex]10^{8}[/tex]m/s
the absolute refractive index= c/v
=3*[tex]10^{8}[/tex]/[tex]10^{8}[/tex]
=3(refractive index has no unit)