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What is refractive index?​

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Refractive Index:

  • The ratio of the sine of angle of incidence to the sine of angle of refraction in case of lens for light of a given colour and given pair of media is constant.

  • Note** It is also called Snell's Law of Refraction.

  • \mathsf \orange{(sine \: i)/(sine \: r) = constant}


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