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For Which Colour of White Light, is the Refractive Index of Glass the Most? - Physics

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For which colour of white light, is the refractive index of glass the most?
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Violet colour of white light has highest refractive index.
 
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Chapter 2: Light - Exercise 2.1 i [Page 88]

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Frank Physics - Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 2 Light
Exercise 2.1 i | Q 12 | Page 88

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