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						What is the relative index of refraction?
													What is the relative index of refraction?												
												
												
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As the index of refraction increases, the speed of light is inversely affected. The absolute index of refraction n is given when light travels from a vacuum into another medium, whereas the relative index of refraction is the resultant n when light travels from one non-vacuum medium into another.