Light is travelling at a speed of $1.56 \cdot 10^{8}$ $1.56*10^8$ $m$ $m$ / $s$ $s$ through zircon. What is the index of refraction of zircon?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-20T03:13:52

$μ = \frac{c}{v}$ $mu=c/v$
$c = 3 \cdot 10^{8}$ $c = 3*10^8$
given $v = 1.56 \cdot 1068$ $v=1.56*1068$
now calc $μ = 1.923$ $mu = 1.923$

Light is travelling at a speed of 1.56⋅1081.56*10^8 mm/ss through zircon. What is the index of refraction of zircon?