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Refractive Indices of Carbon Disulphide and Ethyl Alcohol Are 1.63 and 1.36 Respectively. Which is Optically Denser? - Science

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Refractive indices of carbon disulphide and ethyl alcohol are 1.63 and 1.36 respectively. Which is optically denser?

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Solution

Carbon disulphide is optically denser than ethyl alcohol. It is because a substance with high refractive index is optically denser than the other with low refractive index.

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Chapter 5: Refraction of Light - Exercise 2 [Page 228]

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Lakhmir Singh Physics (Science) [English] Class 10
Chapter 5 Refraction of Light
Exercise 2 | Q 5 | Page 228
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