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Snell's Law and Refractive Index

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If a ray of light travels from air to water, then the constant $(= \frac{S i n r}{S i n i})$ is the refractive index of _ with respect to .

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Water, water

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Air, air

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Air, water

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Water, air

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Solution

The correct option is D Water, air
By Snell’s law, if a ray of light travels from air to water, then the constant $(= \frac{S i n r}{S i n i})$ is the refractive index of water with respect to air.

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