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The aboslute refractive index of any med...

The aboslute refractive index of any medium is always

A

Less than 1

B

Equal to 1

C

Greater than 1

D

No fixed value

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The correct Answer is:
C
Explanation: The absolute refractive index of a medium is the ratio of speed of light in vacuum to the speed of light in that medium and since speed of light in cavuum `=3xx10^(8)`m/s is the greatest,the value of absolute refractive index is always greater than 1.
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