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What is the unit of refractive index?
Question

What is the unit of refractive index?

A.

m /s

B.

No unit

C.


D.

Dioptre

Correct option is B



The refractive index is a ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum (c) to the speed of light in a medium (v). Since it is a ratio of two similar quantities (speed), it is dimensionless and has no unit.

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