NEET UG PHYSICS MCQ: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

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{\varepsilon _0}

and

{\mu _0}

represent the permittivity and permeability of vacuum and

\varepsilon

and

\mu

represent the permittivity and permeability of medium, then refractive index of the medium is given by

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Correct option: B

\sqrt {\frac{{\mathrm{\mu \varepsilon }}}{{{\mathrm{\mu }_0}{\mathrm{\varepsilon }_0}}}}

Option B is correct because the refractive index is the ratio of the speed of light in vacuum to the speed of light in the medium, which can be expressed in terms of permittivity and permeability.

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\mathrm{\varepsilon }

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\mathrm{\mu }

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