science
Grade-7
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Question

The unit of the refractive index is ___.

  1. m/s
  2. Degrees
  3. m
  4. It is unitless

hintHint:

Unitless

The correct answer is: It is unitless


    • Refractive index of a medium is the ratio of the speed of light in vacuum to the speed of light in the medium.
    • Therefore, it has no units.
    • So, the correct option is d.

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