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Absolute and Relative Refractive Index

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How is the refractive index of a medium related to the speed of light in it and in vacuum or air?

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Denser medium has a higher refractive index and therefore the speed of light in such a medium is lower in comparison to the speed of light in a medium which has a lower refractive index.

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