Refractive Index of Medium – Rankers Physics
Topic: Electromagnetic Waves
Subtopic: Properties of EM Waves

Refractive Index of Medium

\(\varepsilon_0\) and \(\mu_0\) are the electric permittivity and magnetic permeability of free space respectively. If the corresponding quantities of a medium are \(2\varepsilon_0\) and \(1.5\mu_0\) respectively, the refractive index of the medium will nearly be
3
2
\(\sqrt{2}\)
\(\sqrt{3}\)

Solution:

The refractive index is given by \(n = \frac{c}{v} = \sqrt{\frac{\varepsilon \mu}{\varepsilon_0 \mu_0}} = \sqrt{2 times 1.5} = \sqrt{3}\).

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