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Question
State the relation between the refractive index μ and the velocity of light (vm) in that medium.
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Solution
`μ="Velocity of light in a vacuum (or air)"/"Velocity of light in the medium"="C"/"v"_"m"`
`"v"_"m"="C"/μ`
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