physics - Find the refractive index of water if the velocity of light in water is 2.25x10^8?

Ibhanan Kulkarni (last edited 5 years ago) (Student, 12^th Grade)

Use the formula: n=c/v

n is the refractive index, c is the speed of light ini vacuum, and v is the speed of light through the given medium (in this case, water).

c=3x10^8 m/s (given fact)

v=2.25x10^8 (given information in the problem)

Now, plug in the values into the formula and solve.

n=(3x10^8)/(2.25x10^8)

The answer to this problem is 1.33 (decimal place determined through significant figures)