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Define refractive index.

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Refraction of light occurs when a ray of light travels from one medium to another .When it enters into a different medium the light bends towards the normal.

This extent of bending of light depends upon the refractive index of the medium.

Refractive index of a substance is the ratio of speed of light in vacuum to the speed of light in the given substance.

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