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How is the refractive index of a material related to the velocity of light in vacuum or air and the velocity of light in a given medium? - Physics

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How is the refractive index of a material related to the velocity of light in vacuum or air and the velocity of light in a given medium?

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Refractive index is the ratio of the velocity of light in the vacuum to the velocity of light in a medium.

`mu  = c/v`

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