Correct Answer - Option 1 : 9 / 8
Concept:
Refractive index:
- The ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in a medium is called the refractive index of that medium.
- It is also called an absolute refractive index.
\({\rm{Refractive\;index\;}}\left( μ \right) = {\rm{\;}}\frac{{Speed\;of\;light\;in\;vaccum\left( C \right)}}{{Speed\;of\;light\;in\;a\;medium\left( v \right)}}\)
Calculation:
Given that, \(\mu _w^a = \frac{4}{3} \),\( \mu _g^a = \frac{3}{2} \)
Refractive index of water w.r.t glass = \( \mu _w^g = \frac{{\mu _w^a}}{{\mu _g^a}} = \frac{{\frac{4}{3}}}{{\frac{3}{2}}} = \frac{8}{9} \)
Also,
\( {\mathop{\rm Re}\nolimits} fractive\;index\;of\;water\;w.r.t\;glass = \frac{1}{\begin{array}{l} {\mathop{\rm Re}\nolimits} fractive\;index\;of\;glass\;w.r.t\;water\\ \end{array}}\)
\( {\mathop{\rm Re}\nolimits} fractive\;index\;of\;glass\;w.r.t\;water = \frac{1}{\begin{array}{l} {\mathop{\rm Re}\nolimits} fractive\;index\;of\;water\;w.r.t\;glass\\ \end{array}}\)
\( {\mathop{\rm Re}\nolimits} fractive\;index\;of\;glass\;w.r.t\;water = \frac{1}{{\frac{8}{9}}} = \frac{9}{8} \)
The refractive index of glass with respect to water will be 9/8
