Iff is the frequency and c is the velocity of light in vacuum, v is the velocity of light in a medium, then theformula for refractive index of the medium 9 is:O a. v/fO b. v/cO c. f/vO d. c/v

Refrective index is equal to n=c/v

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Iff is the frequency and c is the velocity of light in vacuum, v is the velocity of light in a medium formula for refractive index of the medium 9 is: O a. v/f O b. v/c O c. f/v O d cor

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Iff is the frequency and c is the velocity of light in vacuum, v is the velocity of light in a medium, then the
formula for refractive index of the medium 9 is:
O a. v/f
O b. v/c
O c. f/v
O d. c/v

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