What is the index of refraction of a medium in which light travels at 1.89x10^8m/s
n=index of refraction
c=speed of light in a vacuum (3×108ms)(3\times10^8\frac{m}{s})(3×108sm)
v=speed of light in the other medium(ms)(\frac{m}{s})(sm)
n=cvn=\frac{c}{v}n=vc
n=3×108ms1.89×108msn=\frac{3\times10^8\frac{m}{s}}{1.89\times 10^8\frac{m}{s}}n=1.89×108sm3×108sm
n=1.59n=1.59n=1.59
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