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Refractive index of diamond with respect to glass is 1.6 and absolute refractive index of glass is 1.5. Find out the absolute refractive index of diamond.

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Absolute refractive index of a medium shows the ratio of speed of light in air to speed of light in that medium. Let us assume c is the speed of light in air, v1 is speed of light in glass and v2 is speed of light in diamond.

 Rdg =1.6 ----(1)

Absolute refractive index of glass ,

Rga =1.5 -----(2)

multiplying equation (1) and (2) ,

R_{da}\times R_{ga}=1.6\times 1.5=2.4

So, absolute refractive index of diamond = 2.4

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