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In a medium the speed of light wave decreases to 0.2 times to its speed in free space. The ratio of relative permittivity to the refractive index of…

JEE Main 2023 — Physics Optics

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In a medium the speed of light wave decreases to 0.20.20.2 times to its speed in free space. The ratio of relative permittivity to the refractive index of the medium is x:1x:1x:1. The value of xxx is ______.

(Given speed of light in free space =3×108ms−1=3\times {10}^{8}m{s}^{-1}=3×108ms−1 and for the given medium μr=1{\mu }_{r}=1μr​=1)

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