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What is the Unit of Refractive Index?

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What is the unit of refractive index? 

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Solution

Refractive index is a ratio of two similar quantities (the sines of angles); therefore, it has no units.

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Chapter 2: Refraction of Light - Exercise 2 [Page 92]

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Lakhmir Singh Physics Part 1 [English] Class 10
Chapter 2 Refraction of Light
Exercise 2 | Q 3. | Page 92
Lakhmir Singh Physics [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 4 Refraction of Light at Plane Surfaces
Intex Question | Q 7. | Page 84
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