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What is the Refractive Index of Vacuum - Physics

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What is the refractive index of vacuum

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Unity

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Chapter 3: Refraction of Light - Short Answers

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ICSE Physics [English] Class 10
Chapter 3 Refraction of Light
Short Answers | Q 23.1

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