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derive a relation between relative and absolute refractive index

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The absolute refractive index is the ratio of speed of light in vaccum to the speed of light in the given medium.

the refractive index of two medium is the ratio of speed of light in one medium to the speed of light in another medium.

absolute refractive index is > refractive index of two medium

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