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The refractive index of a medium is 1.7 the velocity of light in this medium is

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`1.565 xx 10^8 m//s`

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`1.665 xx 10^8 m//s`

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`1.765 xx 10^8 m//s`

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`1.865 xx 10^8 m//s`

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