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The speed of the yellow light in a certain liquid is` 2.4 x 10 8 ms^-1`. Find the refractive index of the liquid.

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`mu_1=(1xx3xx10^8)/((304)xx10^8)=1.25`
`[since `mu=(velocity of lightin vacuum)/(velocity of light in the given medium)] `
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