Light is travelling at a speed of $2.29*10^8$ $m$ / $s$ through ice. What is the index of refraction of ice?

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Light is travelling at a speed of $2.29*10^8$ $m$ / $s$ through ice. What is the index of refraction of ice?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-06T15:42:45

$1.31$

Explanation:

We know that
Refractive index of a medium $n$ $=("Velocity of light in Vacuum "c)/("Velocity of light in medium")$
Inserting given value and taking $c=3xx10^8ms^-1$ , we get

Refractive index of ice $n=(3xx10^8)/(2.29xx10^8)$

$=>n=1.31$

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