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refractive index decreases with increase in wavelength in a medium. please show me the relation?

refractive index decreases with increase in wavelength in a medium. please show me the relation?

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Arun
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5 years ago
In regions of the spectrum where the material does not absorb light, the refractive index tends to decrease with increasing wavelength, and thus increase with frequency. This is called "normal dispersion", in contrast to "anomalous dispersion", where the refractive index increases with wavelength.

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