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If `epsilon_0` and `mu_0` are respectively the electric permittivity and the magnetic permeability of free space and `epsilon` and `mu` the corresponding quantities in a medium, the refractive index of the medium is

A

`sqrt((epsilon_(0)mu_(0))/(epsilonmu))`

B

`sqrt((epsilonmu)/(epsilon_(0)mu_(0)))`

C

`sqrt((epsilon)/(epsilon_(0)mu_(0)))`

D

`sqrt((epsilon_(0)mu_(0))/(epsilon))`

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