you'llneverknow Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 Hey all! We have been learning about refractive index and light lately. I was wondering if temperature affects the refractive index or not. Does it really? My teacher went into this but I couldn't understand. Also is the refractive index of substances dependent of their density? How? I would really appreciate it if someone can come up with some answers; my teacher tries to explain it but my brain just wouldn't get it Thanks in advance Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecsstudent Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 I'm not really sure about density but temperature does affect refractive index, but only by a very very small amount. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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