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Transcribed Image Text:The speed of light in a vacuum is 3.00*10^8 m/s. If the speed of light passing
through silicon is 7.5*10^7 m/s, what is the refractive index of silicon?
a) 40
b) 2.5
c) 25
d) 4
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