define absolute refractive index of a medium in terms of velocity of light.how is relative refractive index different from it?
Asked by my3shyll
| 21st Mar, 2017,
08:05: AM
Expert Answer:
- Refractive index usually depends upon the wavelength of the light and the density of a medium.
- The absolute refractive index is the ratio of the speed of light in vacuum and in selected medium
- Whereas the relative refractive index is the ratio of speeds of light in two different media.
- Refractive index usually depends upon the wavelength of the light and the density of a medium.
- The absolute refractive index is the ratio of the speed of light in vacuum and in selected medium
- Whereas the relative refractive index is the ratio of speeds of light in two different media.
Answered by Abhijeet Mishra
| 21st Mar, 2017,
10:46: AM
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