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Standard XII
Chemistry
System, Surroundings, Intensive, Extensive Properties
Mediums with ...
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Mediums with ________ values of refractive index are optically denser than rarer mediums.
A
higher
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lower
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same
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none
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A
higher
Mediums with higher values of refractive index are optically denser than rarer mediums.
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