What does the refractive index of electricity refer to? Why is it complicated in some materials

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What does the refractive index of electricity refer to? Why is it complicated in some materials

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Refractive index -

  • It has no dimension.
  • For any material, Refractive index is the ratio of speed of light in vacuum to speed of light in material.

 

Formula for refractive index is -

Refractive Index of a material=Speed of light in vacuumSpeed of light in that material

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