The following table gives the refractive indices of a few media,
Use this table to give an example of:
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Medium:
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Water
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Crown glass
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Rock salt
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Ruby
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Diamond
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Refractive index:
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1.33
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1.52
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1.54
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1.71
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2.42
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- A medium pair so that light speeds up when it goes from one of these medium to another.
- A medium pair so that light slows down when it goes from one of these medium to another.
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- Light speeds up as it travels from a denser medium to a rarer one, ie., from a medium with a higher refractive index to one with a lower refractive index. An example would be the medium pair of diamond and water, where light travels from diamond to water.
- Using the same argument, light slows down as it travels from a medium with a lower refractive index to one with a higher refractive index. Therefore, the medium pair of crown glass and ruby can be taken as an example, where light moves from the crown glass to the ruby.
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