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Can the relative refractive index of a medium w.r.t. another medium be less than unity ?

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Yes, for example, the relative refraction index of water w.r.t. glass `= (4//3)/(3//2) = (8)/(9) lt 1`.
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  • Refractive index of a medium depends

    A
    On the medium only
    B
    On the incident light only
    C
    On both the conditions given in options (on the medium only) and (on the incident light only)
    D
    None of the above

  • Refractive index of a medium depends on

    A
    wavelength
    B
    frequency
    C
    surrounding medium
    D
    size of the medium

  • Refractive index of a medium is given by

    A
    `sqrt(mu_(r)epsi_(r))`
    B
    `sqrt(mu_(0)epsi_(0))`
    C
    `(1)/(sqrt(mu_(r)epsi_(r)))`
    D
    `(1)/(sqrt(mu_(0)epsi_(0)))`

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