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Define the refractive index of a transparent medium. A ray of light passes through a triangular prism. Plot a graph showing the variation of the angle of deviation with an angle of incidence.

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The speed of light in vacuum is a universal constant denoted by c. When a light wave travels in a transparent material, the speed is decreased by a factor µ , called the refractive index of the material. 

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