What is the refractive index of water?

Q. What is the refractive index of water?
Answer: 1.33
Notes: The refractive index of water is 1.33. It helps in calculating the angle of incidence and refraction of light while it passes from air to water or vice versa. Refractive index tells us how much the path of light is disrupted when it enters a medium from another.

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