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How is the refractive index of one medium with respect to the otherrelated to the speed of light?
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The refractive index of any substance is
(speed of light in vacuum)/(speed of light in that substance) .
The number is greater than ' 1 ' in any material medium.
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What is the index of refraction?
The refractive index is the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in a medium.
Formula for refractive index in terms of speed of light in vacuum and speed of light in a medium?
Refractive Index= Speed of Light in Vaccum / Speed of Light in the material
What happens when light hits a new medium at an angle?
it refracts according to snell's law: sin(angle 1) x refractive index of 1st medium = sin(angle 2) x refractive index of 2nd medium. Cross multiply to solve.
What is the speed of light in a glass fiber optic cable with a refractive index of 1.52?
In any medium whose refractive index is 1.52, the speed of light is c/1.52 = 0.658 c =197,231,880 meters per second (rounded)
Does refractive index vary with the angle of incidence?
No. The refractive index is an absolute measure that determines by how much the angle of incidence is different from the angle of reflection.
The refractive index of water is 43 and for glass it is 32 with respect to airwhat is the refractive index of glass with respect to air?
"The refractive index of water is 4 / 3" means the refractive index of water with respect to air. "The refractive index of glass is 3 /2" means the refractive index of glass with respect to air. You change the question as ," what is the refractive index of glass with respect to water? The answer is it is the ratio of refractive index of of glass with respect to air to the refractive index of water with respect to air =( 3/2) divided by( 4/3) = 1.125
Does refractive index vary with colour of light?
Yes refractive index of the material of the medium [glass] with respect to air is high for violet and low for red.
What is refracting index of a medium?
Refractive index of the medium is defined as the ratio of the velocity of light in vacuum to that in the medium. No unit for refractive index.
Does water or air have the highest refraction index?
Actually we define refractive index with respect to a standard medium. Air has been taken as that standard. Hence refractive index of air is 1 and that of water is 1.33. But refractive index of water with respect to glass is 1.33/1.5 = 0.887 So, the answer is "water".
The ratio of the speed of light in a medium to the speed of light in a vacuum is called its?
It is usually expressed the other way: the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in a medium. In that case, it is called the "index of refraction".
When do light waves change speed?
speed of light is different for materials of different refractive index and also higher the refractive index lesser will be speed of light in that medium. so if light travels from rarer to denser medium (with respect to refractive index) then light waves will change their speed
What are the snell law?
Snell's law is related to the phenomenon of refraction. The ratio of the sine of the angle of incidencein theFIRST medium to the sine of the angle of refractionin theSECOND medium would always be a constant and this constant is known to be the refractive index of the second medium with respect to the first one. Refractive index of 2 with respect to 1 = Sine of angle in1 / sine of angle in 2 This is later equated to by Huygens as Refractive index of 2 with respect to 1 = velocity of light in medium1 / velocity of light in medium 2
Differences between relative refractive index and absoulate refractive index?
Refractive Index(i) Refractive index of a medium is that characteristic which decides speed of light in it.(ii) It is a scalar, unit less and dimensionless quantity.(iii) Absolute refractive index :When light travels from vacuum to any transparent medium then refractive index of medium w.r.t. vacuum is called it's absolute refractive index i.e. vacuumµmedium = c/vAbsolute refractive indices for glass, water and diamond are respectively µg = 3/2 = 1.5, µw = 4/3 = 1.33 and µD = 12/5 = 2.4(iv) Relative refractive index :When light travels from medium (1) to medium (2) then refractive index of medium (2) w.r.t. medium (1) is called it's relative refractive index i.e. 1µ2 = µ2/µ1 = v1/v2 (where v1 and v2 are the speed of light in medium 1 and 2 respectively).(v) When we say refractive index we mean absolute refractive index.(vi) The minimum value of absolute refractive index is 1. For air it is very near to 1. ( 1.003)
How do you calculate speed of light wave with refractive index?
The speed of light in any medium isspeed of light in vacuum/refractive index of that medium.
What will happen when two different medium of same refractive index?
The angle of incidence will equal the angle of refraction. If two medium have the same refractive index, light does not bend.
Refractive index of diamond with respect to kerosene?
1.680
What does relative refractive index tells?
The relative refractive index tells the speed of light in a vaccum over the speed of light in medium.
