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The refractive index of diamond is much greater than the of ordinary glass. is this fact of some use to a diamond cutter ?

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Yes. The refractive index of diamond is 2.42 and vertical angle `24^(@)`. any plane of the diamond, if faces with angle of incidence `gt 24^(@)`, can produce total internal reflection from many faces than producing sparkling effect.
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