If an electromagnetic wave is propagation in a medium with permeability ${\rm{\varepsilon }}$ and permittivity ${\rm{\mu }}$, then $\sqrt {\frac{{\rm{\mu }}}{{\rm{\varepsilon }}}} $ is the

Square of the refractive index of the medium

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If an electromagnetic wave is propagation in a medium with permeability 

\mathrm{\varepsilon }

and permittivity

\mathrm{\mu }

, then

\sqrt {\frac{\mathrm{\mu }}{\mathrm{\varepsilon }}}

is the

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Correct option: A

Intrinsic impedance of the medium

Option A (Intrinsic impedance of the medium) is correct because the ratio of the square root of permeability to permittivity defines the intrinsic impedance of a medium.

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