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प्रश्न
Define the refractive index of a medium.
उत्तर
The amount of refraction of light in a medium is denoted by a term known as the refractive index of the medium, which is the ratio of the speed of light in the air to the speed of light in that particular medium.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The refractive index of diamond is 2.42. What is the meaning of this statement?
The speed of light in air is:
(a) 3 × 108 cm/s
(b) 3 × 108 mm/s
(c) 3 × 108 km/s
(d) 3 × 108 m/s
The speed of light in air is 3 × 108 m/s. In medium X its speed is 2 × 108 m/s and in medium Y the speed of light is 2.5 × 108 m/s Calculate:
(a) air nx
(b) air nY
(c) x nY
The refractive indices of four substance P, Q, R and S are 1.50, 1.36, 1.77 and 1.31 respectively. The speed of light is the maximum in the substance:
(a) P
(b) Q
(c) R
(d) S
The refractive indices of water and glass with respect to air are 4/3 and 3/2 respectively. If the speed of light in glass is 2 × 108ms−1, find the speed of light in (i) air, (ii) water.
If in a medium, the speed of light is 1.5 × 108 m/s how much will the absolute refractive index of that medium be?
Solve the following example.
Speed in first medium, v1 = 3 × 108 m/s
Speed in second medium, v2 = 2 × 108 m/s
Then 2n1 = ?
How is the refractive index of material related to the velocity of light?
The refractive index of glass with respect to air is `5/4` and the refractive index of water with respect to air is `4/3`. Then what will be the refractive index of glass with respect to water?
Match the pair:
| Group 'A' | Group 'B' | |
| Substance | Refractive index | |
| Air | (a) | 1.33 |
| (b) | 1.46 | |
| (c) | 1.0003 |
