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Absolute refractive index of water and glass are `(4)/(3) and (3)/(2)` . What is the ratio of velocity of light in glass and water?

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  11. An object lying inside a pond is viewed by a man from above (air) alon...

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  13. When a man stands inside a shallow pond the depth of water at that pla...

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