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Write the Si Unit for Refractive Index.

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Write the SI unit for refractive index.
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Refractive index being the ratio of similar quantities has no units.
 
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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 7 | Page 88

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