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Find out, from Table, the medium having highest optical density. Also find the medium with lowest optical density.

Material

medium

Refractive index

Material medium

Refractive

index

Air

1.0003

Canada Balsam

1.53

Ice

1.31

-

-

Water

1.33

Rock salt

1.54

Alcohol

1.36

-

-

Kerosene

1.44

Carbon disulphide

1.63

Fused

quartz

1.46

Dense

flint glass

1.65

Turpentine oil

1.47

Ruby

1.71

Benzene

1.50

Sapphire

1.77

Crown

glass

1.52

Diamond

2.42

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Solution

Highest optical density = Diamond

Lowest optical density = Air

Optical density of a medium is directly related with the refractive index of that medium. A medium which has the highest refractive index will have the highest optical density and vice-versa.

It can be observed from table 10.3 that diamond and air respectively have the highest and lowest refractive index. Therefore, diamond has the highest optical density and air has the lowest optical density.


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