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Refractive index of a medium depends on...

Refractive index of a medium depends on

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

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C
Refractive index of a medium depends on the medium as well as on the wavelength of the incident light.
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