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Define refractive index . What are its units ???????

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Refractive index of a medium is defined as the ratio of free space velocity of light(c) to the velocity of the light in that medium(v). So, refractive index(n)=c/v. As it is a ratio of same physical quantity(velocity),it has no unit.

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